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Persian and Urdu History


Urdu and Persian Language History


History

Origin
1500 BC   
12th Century CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Iranian   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Modern Standard Urdu   

Language Position
23   
19
20   
18

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Persian and Urdu

The Early forms of Persian and Urdu explains the evolution of Persian and Urdu languages which is under Persian and Urdu history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Persian and Urdu history we will understand how the Persian and Urdu languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Persian: Old Persian and Middle Persian.
  • Early forms of Urdu: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Persian: Persian.
  • Standard forms of Urdu: Modern Standard Urdu.
  • Signed forms of Persian: Persian Sign Language
  • Signed forms of Urdu: Persian Sign Language

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Persian and Urdu Language Family

In Persian and Urdu history, you will get to know about Persian and Urdu language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Persian is a part of Indo-European Family while Urdu is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Persian is Indo-Iranian and Iranian resp. The subgroup and branch of Urdu is Indo-Iranian and Indic resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Persian and Urdu language on Persian vs Urdu alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Persian vs Urdu Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Persian vs Urdu language rank. Persian and Urdu history gives you Persian and Urdu language rank. The Persian language rank is 23. And Urdu language rank is 20. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Persian vs Urdu.

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