Countries
India, Pakistan
Benin, Nigeria
Total No. Of Countries
22
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National Language
Pakistan
Nigeria
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
India
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Yoruba Academy
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 largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
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