Hinglish
Hinglish (हिंगलिश) is a language that combines words from the English language with those of South Asia.[1] The name Hinglish itself is a portmanteau of "Hindi" and "English".[2] It is spoken on the Indian subcontinent and the United Kingdom. It borrows words from other languages such as Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi.[1] At first it was spoken only by what Indians refer to as "ABCDs" (American-Born Confused Desi).[3] Now it is spoken by about 350 million speakers.[3] It is heard on television and in advertisements in India. Coca-Cola's ad in Hinglish is "Life ho to aisi" (Life should be like this). Pepsi's ad is "Yeh Dil Maange More" (the heart wants more). Domino's Pizza asks "Hungry kya?" (Are you hungry?).[3] It has become a hybrid language many Indians speak naturally and without giving it any thought.[2]
The first book written in Hinglish, All we need is Love, is by Richa Devesar.[4] It was published in March of 2015.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sean Coughlan, BBC. "It's Hinglish, innit?". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 8 November 2006.[dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Not same, very different". The Economist Newspaper Limited. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Scott Baldauf (23 November 2004). "A Hindi-English jumble, spoken by 350 million". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ Shivalika Bhateja (15 March 2015). "Tricity gives birth to first novel in Hinglish". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
