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hindi - urdu different languages?
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S K
Jan 20, 2023, 9:40:36 PM1/20/23
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the verbs and basic grammar are almost identical - except a few like farmana,Azmana that exist only in Urdu (heavily used in Bollywood songs)
It is estimated that 25 pct of urdu vocabulary is Perso-Arabic compared to about 7-8 pct in Hindi. For political reasons, Arabization of Urdu has replaced Persianization in earlier times.
If one looks at days of the week
Sunday in english, Ravivaar in hindi and Itwaar in urdu.
Monday in english, Somvaar in hindi and Peer in urdu.
Tuesday in english, Mangalvaar in hindi and Mangal in urdu.
Wednesday in english, Budhvaar in hindi and Budh in urdu.
Thursday in english, Guruvaar in hindi and Jumeraat in urdu.
Friday in english, Shukravaar in hindi and Jummah in urdu.
Saturday in english, Shanivaar in hindi and Sanichar in urdu.
It is clear that it is better to consider them two different languages.
It is estimated that 25 pct of urdu vocabulary is Perso-Arabic compared to about 7-8 pct in Hindi. For political reasons, Arabization of Urdu has replaced Persianization in earlier times.
If one looks at days of the week
Sunday in english, Ravivaar in hindi and Itwaar in urdu.
Monday in english, Somvaar in hindi and Peer in urdu.
Tuesday in english, Mangalvaar in hindi and Mangal in urdu.
Wednesday in english, Budhvaar in hindi and Budh in urdu.
Thursday in english, Guruvaar in hindi and Jumeraat in urdu.
Friday in english, Shukravaar in hindi and Jummah in urdu.
Saturday in english, Shanivaar in hindi and Sanichar in urdu.
It is clear that it is better to consider them two different languages.
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