Editing Indo-Aryan languages (section)

==== {{vanchor|Central}} Zone ====
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Within India, [[Central Indo-Aryan languages]] are spoken primarily in the western [[Gangetic plains]], including [[Delhi]] and parts of the [[Central Highlands (India)|Central Highlands]], where they are often transitional with neighbouring lects. Many of these languages, including [[Braj]] and [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]], have rich literary and poetic traditions. [[Urdu]], a Persianised derivative of [[Dehlavi]] descended from [[Shauraseni Prakrit]], is the official language of [[Pakistan]] and also has strong [[Dakhini|historical]] connections to [[India]], where it also has been designated with official status. [[Hindi]], a standardised and Sanskritised register of [[Dehlavi]], is the official language of the [[Government of India]] (along with [[English language|English]]). [[Hindustani language|Together with Urdu]], it is the third most-spoken language in the world.

* '''[[Western Hindi]]''': [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] (including [[Hindi|Standard Hindi]] and [[Urdu|Standard Urdu]]), [[Kauravi dialect|Khariboli]], [[Braj Bhasha|Braj]], [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]], [[Bundeli language|Bundeli]], [[Kannauji language|Kannauji]], [[Parya language|Parya]], [[Sansi language|Sansi]]. 
* '''[[Eastern Hindi]]''': [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]], [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]], [[Surgujia language|Surgujia]], [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] ([[Fiji Hindi]], [[Caribbean Hindustani]]).