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Urdu and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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

Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
17  
14

How Many Consonants
40  
29
27  
17

Scripts
Arabic  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

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

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

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
Hach ch'i  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
الوداع  
Khuda hāfiz  

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

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

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Kashtawari  

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

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

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
India  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

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

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
اُردُو  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

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

French Name
ourdou  
kashmiri  

German Name
Urdu  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
12th 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  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
20  
18
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
kas  

ISO 639 3
urd  
kas  

ISO 639 6
urd  
kas  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Urdu and Kashmiri Speaking population

Urdu and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Kashmiri on Urdu vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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