Igbo and Urdu
Countries
Nigeria
India, Pakistan
National Language
Nigeria
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
India
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
-
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
ka chi fo
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
گڈ مارننگ
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
معاف کیجئے گا
Where They Speak
Nigeria
India
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Nigeria
India
Dialect 3
Not present
Rekhta
Where They Speak
-
South Asia
Alternative Names
Ibo
Bihari
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Urdu-speaking people
Origin
30th Century BC
12th Century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
urdu1245
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Urdu Speaking population
Igbo and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Urdu on Igbo vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Urdu Language Codes
Igbo and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.