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Oriya and Urdu


Urdu and Oriya


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
India  
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
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
  • 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
Bengali and Assamese  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42  
22
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
10  
7

How Many Consonants
31  
21
40  
29

Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
ଦୟାକରି  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  
الوداع  

I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Baleswari  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
India  
India  

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
22
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Ganjami  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
India  
India  

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
20
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Kosli  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
India  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
33.00 million  
34
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.50 %  
31
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
33.00 million  
28
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  
Bihari  

French Name
oriya  
ourdou  

German Name
Oriya-Sprache  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Odias  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
3 BC  
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
Standard Odia  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
32  
30
20  
18

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
or  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ori  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
ori  
urd  

ISO 639 3
ori  
urd  

ISO 639 6
ori  
urd  

Glottocode
macr1269  
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 Oriya 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 Oriya and Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Oriya and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oriya are spoken in different Oriya Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oriya vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oriya dialects include: Baleswari, Ganjami. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Oriya and Urdu Speaking population

Oriya and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % 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 Oriya and Urdu on Oriya vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oriya and Urdu Language Codes

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

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