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What is the difference between Urdu and Hindi?

What is the difference between Urdu and Hindi?

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I.Isabella

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Answered Nov 10, 2020

Urdu is a control Indo Aryian language which came to fruition with many different influences. These include Mughals, Turks, Arabic, Persian, as well as the local Hindi language. It was the institution of Delhi Sultanate in the 16th century, and later the Mughal Empire and Urdu started to become established as a court language.

However, if one listens to Urdu, it is almost indistinguishable from Hindi in phonetics and grammar, and this is because of shared history having the same Indic base. Undu utilizes an Arabic script while Hindu uses the Devanagari script.

Hindi is penned from left to right, while Urdu is written from right to left. It is difficult to distinguish between modern and Hindu and Urdu as both contain many words from each other’s vocabulary. People who speak of Urdu and Hindu assert that both languages are very different from each other.

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Answered Nov 03, 2020

Urdu and Hindi are relatively the same language. However, there are some differences between the two, most especially when you compare their writing systems. You might not notice any difference when you compare the origins of the two languages. A lot of researches have shown that Urdu and Hindi share some similarities with the Indo-Aryan language and Indo-European language families. Urdu and Hindi are similar to Sanskrit. Hindi is one of the official languages spoken in India. In contrast, Urdu is a language commonly spoken in Pakistan and other Muslim countries. Urdu is one of the languages spoken by native speakers in Pakistan. There are so many Arabic in Urdu because of the influence of the Arabic language. The writing system of Urdu is known as Nastaliq. The writing system of Hindi is known as Devanagari. Also, you will notice some differences in their vocabulary. It means some words in Urdu are not present in Hindi, vice versa.
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W. Pratt

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Answered Oct 21, 2020

Urdu and Hindi can be considered to be a bit confusing because they have the same origin. What people consider to be their main difference is their association. When you say “Hindi,” this is a type of language that is used by the Hindus. When you say “Urdu,” this is the type of language that is normally used by Pakistanis and Muslims. Another difference between the two is their writing systems. It may be easy to understand their languages when they are being spoken but for those who are not familiar with both, the writing systems may be a bit confusing. They do share similar words and grammar rules.
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