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Urdu vs Urdu


Urdu vs Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

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

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

Alphabets
52   
31
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
10   
7

How Many Consonants
40   
29
40   
29

Scripts
Arabic   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million   
15
104.00 million   
15

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
0.99 %   
20

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   

History

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   

Language Position
20   
18
20   
18

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Urdu and Urdu Language History

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

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

Urdu vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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