{"id":2691,"date":"2016-04-26T15:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T15:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southasia.washington.edu\/?page_id=2691"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:20:18","slug":"south-asian-languages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/programs\/south-asian-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"South Asian Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start your future now by registering to study a South Asian Language.<\/p>\n<p>We have courses from beginning level to advanced in all of these languages.<\/p>\n<p>Learning a language can help make you <a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/resources\/funding\/\">eligible for fellowships.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Asian Languages offerings at University of Washington:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hindi<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/asian.washington.edu\/fields\/hindi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learn about courses and majors here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Urdu<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/asian.washington.edu\/fields\/urdu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learn about courses and majors here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>We also have courses on <a href=\"https:\/\/asian.washington.edu\/fields\/pali-and-prakrits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pali and the Prakrits<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/asian.washington.edu\/fields\/specific\/telugu\">Telugu<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/asian.washington.edu\/fields\/sanskrit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sanskrit.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start your future now by registering to study a South Asian Language. 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