Urdu Language
Urdu dialects, Urdu alphabet, Urdu orthography, Urdu language history and sources
Urdu language
Urdu: Official language of Pakistan. One of the 15 official languages of India under 1950 Constitution.
Number of Urdu Speakers: 41.2 million. About 100 million people can understand Urdu.
Urdu Speakers: In Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mauritius, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, the United Kingdom, India, Bahrain, Qatar, Fiji, Germany, Oman, and Thailand.
Language Classification: Literary variant of Hindustani. Intelligible with Hindi.
Urdu Dialects: Many. It is a language of the man on the street. This makes Urdu a popular language.
Urdu Orthography: Same grammar structure with Hindi.
Urdu Language History: Urdu was developed in Punjab 1000 years ago.
Urdu Language Enriched by: Arabic, Persian, and Turkish.
Unique Features of Urdu: Graceful, polite and poetic language. Urdu means "army," or horde" in old Turkish, symbolizing the interaction of languages used by foreign armies, merchants, and immigrants.
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