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Urdu vs. Hindi

Urdu vs. Hindi: What's the difference?

Urdu and Hindi are two closely related Indic languages that are sometimes collectively called Hindustani. Urdu is one of the official languages of Pakistan and is primarily used by Muslim people. Hindi is primarily spoken throughout India, and tends to be associated with Hindu people and other non-Muslim religious groups.

Urdu

[ oor-doo, ur-; oor-doo, ur- ]
noun
  1. one of the official languages of Pakistan, a language derived from Hindustani, used by Muslims, and written with Persian-Arabic letters.

Hindi

[ hin-dee ]
noun
  1. the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
  2. a literary language derived from Hindustani, used by Hindus.

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