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Kashmiri vs Urdu


Urdu vs 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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Kashmiri and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Kashmiri vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Kashmiri and Urdu language. History of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th 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 Kashmiri and Urdu Language History.

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Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kashmiri and Urdu language. Kashmiri word for "Hello" is Assalām ‘alaikum or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Kashmiri Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kashmiri vs Urdu Difficulty

The Kashmiri vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kashmiri and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kashmiri is 44 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.

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