Hindi (or हिन्दी, pronounced [‘hɪn’di:]) is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, part of the Indo-Aryan language group. Linguistically, Hindi and Urdu are the same language, yet Hindi is written in the Devanagari script and uses more Sanskrit words, whereas Urdu is written in the Persian script and uses more Persian words. The Devanagari script (देवनागरी लिपि devanāgarī lipi) also called Nagari, consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants, and is written from left to right. Writing system: Devanagari (Brahmic) Official language in: India