<p>Does anybody know where I could find, online or in print, a dictionary to translate words in the Indian dialects? I’m reading some books by V.S. Naipaul, and some of the story I don’t understand because of the words.</p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>Try this link:
<a href=“http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/[/url]”>http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/</a></p>
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<p>Willow:
Ouch. You need to get a few things straight 
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<p>“Hindu” is a religion, not a language. There is no such thing as an “Indian dialect”; each state in India has its own language (with its own script), and each language has multiple dialects. Hindi is officially the national language, and is similar to a lot of other northern languages, but is vehemently opposed in the south.</p>
<p>Optimizerdad,</p>
<p>Yes, I know Hindu is a religion. By including that word in the title of the thread, I meant that I also needed a dictionary that translated words used in Hindu rituals. Thanks for the information on the division of languages, though.</p>