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Tagalog and Urdu


Urdu and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
India  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
18  
8
40  
29

Scripts
Baybayin  
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
Kamusta  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
Salamat po  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
pakiusap  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Paálam  
الوداع  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
India  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
India  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
Tagalog  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Bihari  

French Name
tagalog  
ourdou  

German Name
Tagalog  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
1593  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
58  
99+
20  
18

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
urd  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
urd  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
urd  

Glottocode
taga1269  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Tagalog and Urdu Speaking population

Tagalog and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Urdu on Tagalog vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Urdu Language Codes

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

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