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Kashmiri and Urdu


Urdu and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17  
14
10  
7

How Many Consonants
27  
17
40  
29

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
سہا مسا  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Hach ch'i  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
مهربانی کر  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Khuda hāfiz  
الوداع  

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  
India  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Poguli  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys  
India  

How Many People Speak
6,100,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Rambani  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
India  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
5,600,000.00  
36
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.60 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
5.42 million  
99+
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  
Bihari  

French Name
kashmiri  
ourdou  

German Name
Kaschmiri  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
12th Century  
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
Kashmiri  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
23  
21
20  
18

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ks  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
kas  
urd  

ISO 639 3
kas  
urd  

ISO 639 6
kas  
urd  

Glottocode
kash1277  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Kashmiri and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kashmiri are spoken in different Kashmiri Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kashmiri vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari, Poguli. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kashmiri and Urdu Speaking population

Kashmiri and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 % 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 Kashmiri and Urdu on Kashmiri vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kashmiri and Urdu Language Codes

Kashmiri and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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