Jill Kitson: Welcome to Lingua Franca. This week: the rise of Hindi as the lingua franca of the literate in India. Of the host of languages and dialects spoken by the peoples of the Republic of India, ...
Discover which Hindi words we use in English and other facts about the language. Also available in Hindi with audio. 20 useful audio phrases, including 'Hello' and 'How are you?', to download or ...
Z style alphabets. Chinese uses characters tied to meaning while Japanese blends characters and syllabaries. Together they ...