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2006-06-30 13:08:12 · 13 answers · asked by craig d 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, as well as one of the 24 national languages of India. See link to Wikipedia below.

2006-06-30 13:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by e.estlinz 3 · 2 0

Who Speaks Urdu

2016-09-29 09:32:38 · answer #2 · answered by magdefrau 4 · 0 0

Urdu (اُردو) is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800).

Taken by itself, Urdu is approximately the twentieth most populous natively spoken language in the world, and is the national language of Pakistan as well as one of the 24 national languages of India.

Urdu also refers to a standardised register of Hindustani that was made one of the official languages of Pakistan and India. The grammatical description in this article concerns this standard Urdu.

Urdu is often contrasted with Hindi, another standardised form of Hindustani that is the official language of India. The primary differences between the two are that Standard Urdu is written in Nastaliq script and draws heavily on Persian and Arabic vocabulary, while standard Hindi is written in Devanāgarī and has supplemented some of its Persian and Arabic vocabulary with words from Sanskrit . The term "Urdu" also includes dialects of Hindustani other than the standardised languages. Other than these, linguists consider Urdu and Hindi to be the same language.

2006-06-30 13:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by iLumina 2 · 1 0

Many people from the Indian subcontinent (especially North Indians living on the border with Pakistan) speak Urdu. It is the language of Pakistan and of many Indian Muslims.

2006-06-30 13:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The situation is getting out of hand. Many other European countries expect immigrants to pass a citizenship test as well as a language test, yet the British government is too scared to even deploy such an idea. The problem is also evident in schools- one school speaks 66 different languages with English as a second language for only half of them. The school admits having exam and lesson problems with so many different languages. The problem created by such a cultural mix means that many children don't get good exam results or go on to university. To sort out the problem you'd have to go to the source- the family. Many children who don't speak English don't hear it at home but instead Urdu/Punjabi/Chinese/Arabic...they won't learn a language they hear at school only, and especially if they don't use it at home. The schools must also act. They should be the ones helping the kids learn English at the earliest stage possible, so that they have a good chance of passing their exams. Also, ban the translators and bi-lingual dictionaries from exams- surely a pupil who doesn't completely understand the exam paper has litlle chance of getting a good mark? On the flip side more British should study languages. Few Brits try to speak the language of the country they are going to on holiday, and fewer still know the basic manners and social custom. It wouldn't be too hard to learn a few words would it? Few school kids also learn GCSE languages such as French and German. It must soon be made compulsory for all pupils to study languages from age 5, like many other countries. Otherwise we will fall into the trap of arrogance in believing everyone should speak English or does, and then fall behind in the international markets. So it works both ways.

2016-03-16 21:34:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Urdu is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800).

Taken by itself, Urdu is approximately the twentieth most populous natively spoken language in the world, and is the national language of Pakistan as well as one of the 24 national languages of India.

2006-06-30 13:13:11 · answer #6 · answered by Latitude 1 · 0 1

Pakistan

2006-07-06 09:53:00 · answer #7 · answered by blondie 6 · 0 0

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Urdu does not feature on UK school curriculum and in my honest opinion would be considered as inappropriate to European needs. Definately not a language taught in UK or European countries.

2016-03-28 21:29:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

India and Pakistan

2006-06-30 19:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by Sabyasachi 4 · 0 0

Pakistan mainly

2006-06-30 14:57:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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