Urdu is the official language of Pakistan. It originated in northern India and is closely related to Hindi, and is spoken widely across the subcontinent, especially among Muslim communities. It is usually written in a derivation of the Persian-Arabic script.
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    ... distribution of the major Indo-Aryan languages (Urdu is not shown because it ... The Indo-Aryan superstrate in Mitanni is of similar age as the Rigveda, but the ...[2008/11/16]
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    Aryan n. Indo-Iranian. No longer in technical use. A member of the people ... Many words of modern Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi and Urdu can be traced back ...[2008/11/20]
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  • BANGLAPEDIA: Urdu
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    A rich site with strong database, which contains total encyclopedia of Bangladesh ... Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language, one of the major languages of the Indian sub ...[2007/02/22]
  • National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language
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    Both Urdu and Hindi belong to the new Indo-Aryan sharing the same Indic base. ... Urdu also retains a complete set of aspirated stops, a characteristic of Indo ...[2007/05/08]
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    Indo-European. Indo-Iranian. Indo-Aryan. Central Zone. Western Hindi. Hindustani. Urdu ... Urdu(اردو) is an Indo-European language which originated in South Asia. ...[2008/08/28]
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    Urdu language. Indo-European - Indo-Iranian - Indo-Aryan - Central Zone - Western Hindi ... Urdu is an Indo-European language which originated in the 13th ...[2008/05/09]
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    Urdu is a member of the Indo-Aryan family of languages (i.e., those languages ... Urdu developed as local Indo-Aryan dialects came under the influence of the ...[2008/03/14]
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