Urdu is very similar to Hindi, the most important difference between them being that Urdu is written in per so-Arabic script and Hindi is written in the Sanskrit characters. Urdu also contains many words from Arabic, Persian and Turkic, while Hindi makes a conscious effort to preserve the older Indian words.
In the 16th century, when India fell under the Muslims, a large number of Persian, Arabic and Turkish words entered in the Urdu language via the military camps and the market places of Delhi.A separate dialect evolved, written in Arabic characters with some additional letters supplied for sounds peculiar to Indian and Persian words. In that time it came to be called “camp language”.
After the partition of India in 1947, Hindi became the principal language of India, and Urdu is the language of West Pakistan. The older term Hindustani, embarrassing both languages has fallen since partition.
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and understood throughout the country. It shares official language status with English. It is used in education, literature, office, media, and in religious institutions.
In the 16th century, when India fell under the Muslims, a large number of Persian, Arabic and Turkish words entered in the Urdu language via the military camps and the market places of Delhi.A separate dialect evolved, written in Arabic characters with some additional letters supplied for sounds peculiar to Indian and Persian words. In that time it came to be called “camp language”.
After the partition of India in 1947, Hindi became the principal language of India, and Urdu is the language of West Pakistan. The older term Hindustani, embarrassing both languages has fallen since partition.
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and understood throughout the country. It shares official language status with English. It is used in education, literature, office, media, and in religious institutions.
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