Countries
India, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Pakistan
  
Pakistan
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Asia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
India
  
India
  
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
  
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.
  
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
خوش آمديد
  
خوش آمديد
  
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
  
آپ کا شکریہ
  
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
  
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
  
گڈ نائٹ
  
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
  
سلام علیکم
  
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
  
گڈ آفٹر نون
  
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
  
گڈ مارننگ
  
Please
براہ مہربانی
  
براہ مہربانی
  
Sorry
معاف کرنا
  
معاف کرنا
  
Bye
الوداع
  
الوداع
  
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
  
معاف کیجئے گا
  
Dialect 1
Dakhini
  
Dakhini
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
12
11,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
  
Hyderabadi Urdu
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
Dialect 3
Rekhta
  
Rekhta
  
Where They Speak
South Asia
  
South Asia
  
How Many People Speak?
104.00 million
  
15
104.00 million
  
15
Native Speakers
61.00 million
  
19
61.00 million
  
19
Second Language Speakers
43.00 million
  
14
43.00 million
  
14
Native Name
اُردُو
  
اُردُو
  
Alternative Names
Bihari
  
Bihari
  
French Name
ourdou
  
ourdou
  
German Name
Urdu
  
Urdu
  
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
  
[ˈʊrd̪u]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
12th Century CE
  
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
Modern Standard Urdu
  
Modern Standard Urdu
  
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
  
Signed Urdu
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ur
  
ur
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
urd
  
urd
  
ISO 639 2/B
urd
  
urd
  
ISO 639 3
urd
  
urd
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
urdu1245
  
urdu1245
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
  
59-AAF-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Urdu Speaking population
Urdu and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Urdu on Urdu vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Urdu Language Codes
Urdu and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.