Editing Pluricentric language (section)

=== Hindustani ===
The [[Hindi Belt|Hindi languages]] are a large [[dialect continuum]] defined as a unit culturally. Medieval [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] (then known as ''Hindavi''<ref>Shaban, Abdul. "Urdu and Urdu Medium Schools in Maharashtra." Economic & Political Weekly 50.29 (2015): 47.</ref>) was based on a register of the [[Delhi dialect]] and has two modern literary forms, [[Hindi|Standard Hindi]] and [[Urdu|Standard Urdu]]. Additionally, there are historical literary standards, such as the closely related [[Braj Bhasha]] and the more distant [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]], as well as recently established standard languages based on what were once considered Hindi dialects: [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[Dogri language|Dogri]]. Other varieties, such as [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], are often considered distinct languages but have no standard form. [[Caribbean Hindi]] and [[Fijian Hindi]] also differ significantly from the [[Sanskritized]] standard [[Hindi]] spoken in India.