Urdu
Urdu (اُرْدُو) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in South Asia. It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also an official Eighth Schedule language in India, the status and cultural heritage of which are recognised by the Constitution of India.
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Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Urdu |
| States | Text | South Asia |
| Region | Text | Pakistan, Hindi-Urdu Belt, Deccan, India, Terai, Nepal, Old Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Speakers | Text | L1 |
| Date | Text | 2011–2023 |
| Speakers2 | Text | L2 |
| [Speakers Label](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Speakers Label) | Text | Speakers |
| Familycolor | Text | Indo-European |
| Fam2 | Text | Indo-Iranian |
| Fam3 | Text | Indo-Aryan |
| Fam4 | Text | Central Zone |
| Fam5 | Text | Western Hindi |
| Fam6 | Text | Hindustani |
| Dia1 | Text | Begamati |
| Dia2 | Text | Deccani |
| Dia3 | Text | Dhakaiya |
| Dia4 | Text | Judeo-Urdu |
| Dia5 | Text | Kalkatiya |
| Dia6 | Text | Karkhandari |
| Ancestor | Text | Shauraseni Prakrit |
| Ancestor2 | Text | Apabhraṃśa |
| Ancestor3 | Text | Old Hindi |
| Ancestor4 | Text | Hindustani |
| Ancestor5 | Text | Rekhta |
| Script | Text | Perso-Arabic script, Urdu alphabet, Urdu Braille |
| Nation | Text | Pakistan, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal |
| Minority | Text | South Africa |
| Iso1 | Text | ur |
| Iso2 | Text | urd |
| Iso3 | Text | urd |
| Lingua | Text | 59-AAF-q |
| Image | Text | Urdu example.svg |
| Imagescale | Text | 0.4 |
| Imagecaption | Text | Nastaliq |
| Map | Text | Urdu_official-language_areas.png |
| Mapcaption | Text | India, Pakistan |
| Notice | Text | IPA |
| Glotto | Text | urdu1245 |
| Glottorefname | Text | Urdu |
| Agency | Text | National Language Promotion Department, National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language |