691,546.
Urdu-speaking people
| اردو بولنے والے | |
|---|---|
| India | 50,772,631 (2011) |
| Pakistan | 30,000,000 (2013) |
| Nepal | 691,546 (2011) |
| United States | 397,502 (2013) |
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Is Urdu spoken in Nepal?
The official language of Nepal is Nepali, while Urdu is a registered regional dialect of Nepal. Some of the local dialects spoken in the southern Madhesh area include Urdu, Bhojpuri, Awadhi, and Maithili.
Can Urdu speakers understand Nepali?
In Nepal, Urdu is a registered regional dialect.Urdu and Hindi share a common Indo-Aryan vocabulary base, phonology and syntax, making them mutually intelligible in colloquial speech.
How many language are spoken in Nepal?
According to the 2011 census of Nepal, the country has 122 major languages. Nepali is spoken by 78% of the population either as first or second language and has official language status. The other 121 languages are all recognized national languages. Maithili is the second most spoken language.
Is Nepali and Urdu same?
Both Nepali and Urdu are Indo Aryan languages. Nepali is written in Devanagri script while Urdu in Arabic script.Urdu is called to be Lashkari language, (enriched by incorporating words from various Asian languages and dialects); Nepali could be Lashkari language too.
How many percent people speak Urdu in Pakistan?
Pakistan has many dozens of languages spoken as first languages. Five languages have more than 10 million speakers each – Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki and Urdu.
| Languages of Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Main | Punjabi (38.78%), Pashto (18.24%), Sindhi (14.57%), Saraiki (12.19%) Urdu (7.08%), Balochi (3.02%) |
Is Urdu spoken in Egypt?
Literary Arabic is the official language and the most widely written. The Coptic language is used primarily by Egyptian Copts and it is the liturgical language of Coptic Christianity.
| Languages of Egypt | |
|---|---|
| Official | Literary Arabic |
| Vernacular | Egyptian Arabic (68%) (de facto lingua franca) |
Is Urdu a dying language?
There is no denying in the fact that interest in the language is falling greatly today.Millions of Urdu speakers, readers and writers not only enjoy the language but also take immense pride in it. To call Urdu a dying language as of yet, is rather harsh, but it is indeed, in a gradual decline.
Is Urdu a beautiful language?
Urdu has been called one of the most beautiful and sophisticated languages spoken around the world. It is why Urdu speakers are such a delight to listen to and just by listening to Urdu poetry or music, it makes you want to learn Urdu.
How many Urdu speakers are there in Pakistan?
Although the majority of Urdu-speakers reside in Pakistan (including 30 million native speakers, and up to 94 million second-language speakers), where Urdu is the national and official language, most speakers who use Urdu as their native tongue live in India, where it is one of 22 official languages.
What is the language of Pakistan?
UrduEnglish
What are the 123 language of Nepal?
Nepali, the official language of Nepal, is spoken as mother tongue by 44.64% of the total population followed by Maithili (11.67%), Bhojpuri (5.98%), Tamang (5.77%), Tharu (5.11%), Newari (3.2%), Bajjika (2.99%), Magar (2.98%), and others (17.66%). Altogether 123 languages are spoken mother tongues in Nepal.
Is Hindi spoken in Nepal?
According to the 2011 national census, the percentage of Nepali speaking people is about 44.6%. Maithili is the second most spoken language in Nepal at 11.67%.
Languages in Nepal by numbers of speakers.
| Rank | 20 |
|---|---|
| Language | Hindi |
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Count | 77,569 |
| Percentage | 0.29% |
Which is the second most spoken language in Nepal?
Nepali
Do they speak Urdu in India?
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.
Do Afghans speak Urdu?
Afghanistan is a multilingual country in which two languages – Pashto and Dari – are both official and most widely spoken.
Overview.
| Language | Urdu |
|---|---|
| 2006 (as L2) (out of 6,226) | 7% |
| 2013 (out of 9,260) | 2% |
| 2018 (out of 13,943, L1+L2) | 3% |
| 2019 (out of 15,930, L1+L2) | 2% |
What is the mother tongue of Muslims in India?
But, it is generally people from the Muslim community who record Urdu as their mother tongue. Even on this account, Urdu is declining in the north. UP has 3.85 crore Muslims, but just 1.08 crore Urdu speakers were recorded in the state.
Where is Urdu spoken in India?
According to Wikipedia, Urdu is the 3rd most spoken language in Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan.
Urdu is the 2nd most spoken language in 5 states.
| State / Union Territory | Bihar |
|---|---|
| Language 1 | Hindi (Bhojpuri and Magadhi Dialects) |
| Language 2 | Maithili |
| Language 3 | Urdu |
| Language 4 | Bengali |
Is Urdu spoken in Delhi?
Urdu is officially recognised in India and has official status in the National Capital Territory of Delhi to which the language has remained deeply attached through its medieval history of Muslim sultanates and empires and the Indian states and union territories of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana and Jammu and Kashmir.
How many Urdu speakers are there in the world?
100 million people
Urdu is a living language which, according to estimates, is spoken by close to 100 million people around the world. It is the official language of Pakistan, a status which it shares with English.
What came first Urdu or Hindi?
Urdu, like Hindi, is a form of the same language, Hindustani. It evolved from the medieval (6th to 13th century) Apabhraṃśa register of the preceding Shauraseni language, a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is also the ancestor of other modern Indo-Aryan languages.
