 Most people in Uttar Pradesh speak Hindustani, which in a literate form is referred to as Hindi and Urdu.In addition, the people of Uttar Pradesh speak a variety of local dialects of Hindi, which are not always easy to classify or identify.E.g., the language of Allahabad is often classified today as Awadhi, but, its actually a mix of several surrounding dialects, including Awadhi and Bundelkhandi.