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Urdu and Turkish


Turkish and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
11  
5

National Language
Pakistan  
Turkey  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
India  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
8  
5

How Many Consonants
40  
29
21  
11

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
Merhaba  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
günaydın  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
lütfen  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
üzgünüm  

Bye
الوداع  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
India  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
26,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
India  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
12
480,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.95 %  
22

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
اُردُو  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
ourdou  
turc  

German Name
Urdu  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
Turkish  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Turkic  

Branch
Indic  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
20  
18
19  
17

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
tur  

ISO 639 3
urd  
tur  

ISO 639 6
urd  
tur  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Urdu and Turkish Speaking population

Urdu and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Urdu vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Turkish Language Codes

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

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