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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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