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Urdu and Hindi


Hindi and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Fiji, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Pakistan  
India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Central Hindi Directorate  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Urdu  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
11  
8

How Many Consonants
40  
29
33  
23

Scripts
Arabic  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
नमस्ते (Namastē)  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
खेद (Khēda)  

Bye
الوداع  
अलविदा (Alavidā)  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Khariboli  

Where They Speak
India  
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
240,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Marwari  

Where They Speak
India  
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
12
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Bundeli  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Bundelkhand  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
380.00 million  
5

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
4.70 %  
5

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
260.00 million  
4

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
120.00 million  
6

Native Name
اُردُو  
हिन्दी  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli  

French Name
ourdou  
hindi  

German Name
Urdu  
Hindi  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]  

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
Hindustani people  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
7th Century  

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
Modern Standard Urdu  
Standard Hindi  

Language Position
20  
18
5  
5

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
hi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
hin  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
hin  

ISO 639 3
urd  
hin  

ISO 639 6
urd  
hins  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
hind1269  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
59-AAF-qf  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Urdu and Hindi Speaking population

Urdu and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Urdu and Hindi on Urdu vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Hindi Language Codes

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

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