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Filipino vs Urdu


Urdu vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Philippines   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Philippines   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
28   
10
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
23   
13
40   
29

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
خوش آمديد   

Thank You
Salamat   
آپ کا شکریہ   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
گڈ نائٹ   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
سلام علیکم   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
گڈ آفٹر نون   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
گڈ مارننگ   

Please
Mangyaring   
براہ مہربانی   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
معاف کرنا   

Bye
Paalam   
الوداع   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
مجھے تم سے محبت   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
معاف کیجئے گا   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Dakhini   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
11,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Hyderabadi Urdu   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
India   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Waray   
Rekhta   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
South Asia   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
104.00 million   
15

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
61.00 million   
19

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
43.00 million   
14

Native Name
filipino   
اُردُو   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Bihari   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
ourdou   

German Name
Pilipino   
Urdu   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
[ˈʊrd̪u]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16th Century   
12th Century CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Modern Standard Urdu   

Language Position
Not Available   
20   
18

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available   
ur   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil   
urd   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
urd   

ISO 639 3
fil   
urd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
urdu1245   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
59-AAF-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Filipino and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Urdu language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Filipino and Urdu Language History.

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Filipino and Urdu Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Urdu language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Urdu Difficulty

The Filipino vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Urdu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.

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