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