At the same time, it is a recognized minority language in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Hindi is the native language of the Northern, Eastern, Western, and Central regions of India and is one of the official languages of India.

Among these, it is the native language of around 322 million (2011) people and 270 million (2016) use it as their second language. About HindiĪccording to Wikipedia, Hindi is spoken by approximately 592 million (2011-2016) people around the world.

Odia is the native language of various Indian states, such as Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, and is one of the official languages of India. Among these, it is the native language of around 35 million people, and 4 million use it as their second language.

According to Wikipedia, Odia( Oriya ) is spoken by approximately 39 million (2011-2019) people around the world.