Hindi and Urdu
Countries
Fiji, India
India, Pakistan
National Language
India
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
Urdu
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
خوش آمديد
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
گڈ مارننگ
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
معاف کرنا
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
الوداع
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
India
Dialect 2
Marwari
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
South Asia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
हिन्दी
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Bihari
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Not Available
Origin
7th Century
12th Century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
hins
Not Available
Glottocode
hind1269
urdu1245
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
All Hindi and Urdu Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Hindi and Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Hindi and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hindi are spoken in different Hindi Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hindi vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hindi dialects include: Khariboli, Marwari. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hindi and Urdu Speaking population
Hindi and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Hindi and Urdu on Hindi vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hindi and Urdu Language Codes
Hindi and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hindi and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.