About Urdu
Urdu the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where it is also an official language alongside English
Introduction
Urdu (/ˈʊərduː/; اُردُو, ALA-LC: Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in South Asia, mainly in Pakistan and India. It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where it is also an official language alongside English.
In India, Urdu is the eighth language to have its status and cultural heritage recognized in the Constitution of India. It is written in the Perso-Arabic script, which is closely related to Hindi, which is written in the Sanskrit script. Despite their common linguistic origins, Urdu and Hindi have many significant differences in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.
Urdu is spoken by millions of people around the world, and is particularly common in Pakistan, India, and the surrounding regions.
History
Urdu is a language developed in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It is based on the language of the nomadic Turkic peoples who emigrated to this region, he developed in the 12th century. Written in Perso-Arabic script, Urdu is closely related to Hindi, another language spoken in the region.
The name 'Urdu' comes from the Turkish word 'ordu' which means 'camp' or 'army'. It become at the beginning used to consult the language of the Mughal army, which consisted of a combination of humans from numerous ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
The Mughal monarchs valued Urdu for its elegant and sophisticated quality and employed it originally as a literary language.
In the area, it developed into a significant literary and cultural language that was utilized in courtly activities, literature, and poetry.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Urdu played an important role in the development of national identity in India and Pakistan. It was one of the two official languages of the new state of Pakistan in 1947 and remains an important language in Pakistan and India.