Sindhi and Urdu
Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh
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 Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Interesting Facts
- The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
- In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
- 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
Gujarati
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Prakrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari
Arabic
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Assalam O Alaikum
خوش آمديد
Thank You
Meharbani
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
tava kia aayo
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
Subho Bakhair
گڈ مارننگ
Please
Mehrbani
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe
معاف کرنا
I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Siraiki
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Upper Sindh
India
Dialect 2
Vicholi
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Central Sindh
India
Where They Speak
Lower Sindh
South Asia
Alternative Names
Sindhi
Bihari
French Name
sindhi
ourdou
German Name
Sindhi-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
[sɪndi]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Sindhi people
Urdu-speaking people
Origin
711 A.D
12th Century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Sindhi
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Signed Sindhi
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sind1272
urdu1245
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sindhi and Urdu Speaking population
Sindhi and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Urdu on Sindhi vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sindhi and Urdu Language Codes
Sindhi and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sindhi and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.