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| − | '''Urdu''' is an [[Indo-European language]] spoken in [[Pakistan]] and northern [[India]]. | + | '''Urdu''' or '''Lashkari'''<ref>Mingo, Ariadna Saiz. "Pantallosos: mantenimiento de la lengua de herencia en la diáspora." Lenguas modernas 58 (2021): 219-242.</ref> is an [[Indo-European language]] spoken in [[Pakistan]] and northern [[India]]. |
==Relation to Other Languages== | ==Relation to Other Languages== | ||
| − | Urdu and [[Hindi]] are mutually intelligible and many linguists consider them to be dialects of the same language, rather than two separate languages. In addition, Hindi is written with a syllabic script descended from [[Sanskrit]], while Urdu is written in a modified form of the Arabic script. | + | Urdu and [[Hindi]] are mutually intelligible and many linguists consider them to be dialects of the same Hindustani (of Hindustan- the Indus land) language, rather than two separate languages. In addition, Hindi is written with a syllabic script descended from [[Sanskrit]], while Urdu is written in a modified form of the Arabic script. |
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[[Category:Indo-Iranian languages]] | [[Category:Indo-Iranian languages]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistan]] | [[Category:Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category:India]] | [[Category:India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:53, November 6, 2026
Urdu or Lashkari[1] is an Indo-European language spoken in Pakistan and northern India.
Relation to Other Languages
Urdu and Hindi are mutually intelligible and many linguists consider them to be dialects of the same Hindustani (of Hindustan- the Indus land) language, rather than two separate languages. In addition, Hindi is written with a syllabic script descended from Sanskrit, while Urdu is written in a modified form of the Arabic script.
References
- ↑ Mingo, Ariadna Saiz. "Pantallosos: mantenimiento de la lengua de herencia en la diáspora." Lenguas modernas 58 (2021): 219-242.