Category:Urdu
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Urdu (Urdu: اُردوُ, Hindi: उर्दू Urdū, IPA: [ˈʊrduː]) is a Central Indo-Aryan language. It is one of the two official languages (the other being English) of Pakistan. It is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Its vocabulary developed under Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic and Turkic. In modern times Urdu vocabulary has been significantly influenced by English. Urdu was mainly developed in western Uttar Pradesh, India, which is the seat of Hindustani languages in the Indian Subcontinent, but began taking shape during the Delhi Sultanate as well as Mughal Empire (1526–1858) in South Asia.
- See also Category:Hindi
Subcategories
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Media in category "Urdu"
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