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Kashmiri and Urdu


Urdu and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17   
14
10   
7

How Many Consonants
27   
17
40   
29

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum   
خوش آمديد   

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   
آپ کا شکریہ   

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   
گڈ نائٹ   

Good Evening
Not Available   
سلام علیکم   

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya   
گڈ آفٹر نون   

Good Morning
Hach ch'i   
گڈ مارننگ   

Please
Not Available   
براہ مہربانی   

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   
معاف کرنا   

Bye
Khuda hāfiz   
الوداع   

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   
مجھے تم سے محبت   

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   
معاف کیجئے گا   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari   
Dakhini   

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   
India   

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

Dialect 2
Poguli   
Hyderabadi Urdu   

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys   
India   

Dialect 3
Rambani   
Rekhta   

Where They Speak
India   
South Asia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.60 million   
99+
104.00 million   
15

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
5.42 million   
99+
61.00 million   
19

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
43.00 million   
14

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   
اُردُو   

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   
Bihari   

French Name
kashmiri   
ourdou   

German Name
Kaschmiri   
Urdu   

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]   
[ˈʊrd̪u]   

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur   
Not Available   

History

Origin
12th Century   
12th Century CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kashmiri   
Modern Standard Urdu   

Language Position
Not Available   
20   
18

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ks   
ur   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas   
urd   

ISO 639 2/B
kas   
urd   

ISO 639 3
kas   
urd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kash1277   
urdu1245   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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All Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Kashmiri and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kashmiri are spoken in different Kashmiri Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kashmiri vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari, Poguli. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kashmiri and Urdu Speaking population

Kashmiri and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is Not Available 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 Kashmiri and Urdu on Kashmiri vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kashmiri and Urdu Language Codes

Kashmiri and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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