- britannica.com Geography & Travel LanguagesHindustani began to develop during the 13th century, and it was widely promoted in the 19th century by the British, who initiated an effort at standardization.
- merriam-webster.com dictionary/HindustaniThe meaning of HINDUSTANI is a group of Indo-Aryan dialects of northern India of which literary Hindi and Urdu are considered diverse written forms.
- getblend.com blog/hindi-urdu-vs-hindustani/The Hindustani language was born due to the need for a method of communication between the Persians and the people of India, and the Arabs and the Turks.
- adaniel.tripod.com hindustani.htmSlowly there developed a ‘Hindustani’ poetry, based on Hindustani language which used words from Arabic and Persian and was written in Perso-Arabic script.
- en.wikivoyage.org wiki/HindustaniThe term "Hindustani" was fairly common in the days of the British Raj, but has mostly fallen out of use today.
- askanydifference.com Hindi vs Hindustani: Difference and ComparisonHindustani is mainly spoken in the Southern Asia region. The use of Hindustani came into use in the 13th century CE in the cities of Delhi and Meerut.
- tititudorancea.com z/hindustani.htmProper usage and sense of the word Hindustani. Information about Hindustani in the Titi Tudorancea dictionary: no-nonsense, concise definitions and related words.
- wikijtr.icu wiki/History_of_HindustaniHindustani kısa süre sonra Hindistan mahkemelerinde tercih edilen dil olarak ayrıcalık kazandı ve sonunda soylular arasında Farsça'nın yerini aldı.