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Spanish and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
46  
1

National Language
Pakistan  
Spain  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
India  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española  

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.
  
  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
40  
29
22  
12

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
hola  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
Gracias  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
Cómo estás?  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
Buenas Noches  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
Bonne soirée  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
Buenas Tardes  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
Buenos Días  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
Por Favor  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
triste  

Bye
الوداع  
adiós  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
Te Quiero  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
Discúlpeme  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Mexican Spanish  

Where They Speak
India  
Mexico  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
105,000,000.00  
6

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Cuban Spanish  

Where They Speak
India  
Cuba  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
12
11,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Puerto Rican Spanish  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Puerto Rico  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
3,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
489.00 million  
3

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
6.15 %  
3

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
410.00 million  
2

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
89.50 million  
9

Native Name
اُردُو  
Español  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Castellano, Castilian, Español  

French Name
ourdou  
espagnol; castillan  

German Name
Urdu  
Spanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]  

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
Spanish people  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
210 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Spanish and Spanish  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish  

Language Position
20  
18
2  
2

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Signed Spanish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
es  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
spa  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
spa  

ISO 639 3
urd  
spa  

ISO 639 6
urd  
spa  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
stan1288  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
51-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Urdu and Spanish Speaking population

Urdu and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Urdu vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Spanish Language Codes

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

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