Is Urdu an international language?

After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Urdu was chosen to be the national language of the new country. Today Urdu is spoken in many countries around the world, including Britain, Canada, the USA, the Middle East and India. In fact there are more Urdu speakers in India than there are in Pakistan.

Is Urdu a official language?

Urdu is spoken as a first language by nearly 70 million people and as a second language by more than 100 million people, predominantly in Pakistan and India. It is the official state language of Pakistan and is also officially recognized, or “scheduled,” in the constitution of India.

Is Urdu the hardest language to learn?

Is Urdu an easy language to learn? We can safely say on a difficulty scale; Urdu is a moderately difficult language to learn as a second language. It is harder than learning English or German, but definitely easier than learning Chinese.

Does Pakistan have its own language?

Urdu is Pakistan’s national language. It is also proposed to be the co-official language along with English. The country also has several regional languages, including Punjabi, Saraiki, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi, Gujari, Kashmiri, Hindko, Brahui, Shina, Balti, Khowar, Dhatki, Haryanvi, Marwari, Wakhi and Burushaski.

What is Urdu also known as Rekhta?

Rekhta (Urdu: ریختہ‎ [ˈɾeːxtə]; Hindi: रेख़्ता [ˈɾeːxtaː]) was the Hindustani language as its dialectal basis shifted to the Delhi dialect. This style evolved in both the Perso-Arabic and Devanagari scripts and is considered an early form of Urdu and Hindi.

Is Urdu a hybrid language?

What both these theories have in common is that Urdu formed out of several languages spoken by people of different origins and religions. In the early days, this hybrid language was called “Hindvi” or “Dehlvi” referring to the Delhi Sultanate and it was written in Devnagri Script.

Is Urdu an elite language?

As a literary language, Urdu took shape in courtly, elite settings. While Urdu retained the grammar and core Indo-Aryan vocabulary of the local Indian dialect Khariboli, it adopted the Nastaleeq writing system – which was developed as a style of Persian calligraphy.

How many states of India have Urdu as an official language?

Urdu is an official language of five states of India. These states include Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal, and Jammu and Kashmir. It is also one of the 22 official languages recognized in the Constitution of India.

What is the official language of India and Pakistan?

It is the official national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. In India, Urdu is an Eighth Schedule language whose status, function, and cultural heritage is recognized by the Constitution of India; it has some form of official status in several Indian states. In Nepal, Urdu is a registered regional dialect.

Is Urdu mutually intelligible with other languages?

Apart from specialized vocabulary, spoken Urdu is mutually intelligible with standard Hindi, another recognized register of Hindustani.

When Urdu replaced Persian as the official language of India?

Urdu replaced Persian as the official language of India in 1837 and was made co-official, along with English.