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Is Urdu language similar to Turkish?
Nevertheless, contrary to popular belief, Urdu did not borrow from the Turkish language, but from Chagatai, a Turkic language from Central Asia. Urdu and Turkish both borrowed from Arabic and Persian, hence the similarity in pronunciation of many Urdu and Turkish words.
Is Urdu Indian language?
“Despite its Persian script, Urdu is an Indian language because there are several examples of great Indian languages which are written in scripts derived from outside the country,” informed he. For instance, Punjabi Shahmukhi language is also written in Persian Script.
How similar is Urdu to Arabic?
It is not similar to Arabic at all. It is related to the Indo-European languages of Northern India. All similarities between Urdu and Arabic are due to borrowed words.
How many people in the world speak Turkic languages?
Turkic languages are spoken as a native language by some 170 million people, and the total number of Turkic speakers, including second language speakers, is over 200 million. The Turkic language with the greatest number of speakers is Turkish, spoken mainly in Anatolia and the Balkans; its native speakers account…
What are some Turkish words similar to Urdu/Hindi?
I am an Indian & While watching Turkish series with subtitles I found these words similar to Urdu/hindi. 1. Aaina 2. Adalat 3. Aksham 4. Afreen 5. Akl 6. Aşk =ishq 7. Baba 9. Barabar 10. Biradar 11. Bahşiş (Bakshis) 15. Damad 16. Defter 17. Duvar (Duvar/ wall)
How are the Turkic languages similar and different from each other?
They differ mainly phonetically while the lexicon and grammar are much the same, although both have standardized written forms that may differ in some ways. Until the 20th century, both languages used a common written form of Chaghatay Turki. Turkic languages show many similarities with the Mongolic, Tungusic, Koreanic, and Japonic languages.
What is the difference between Northwestern and southeastern Turkic languages?
Geographically and linguistically, the languages of the Northwestern and Southeastern subgroups belong to the central Turkic languages, while the Northeastern and Khalaj languages are the so-called peripheral languages.