Urdudaan
اردوداں | |
|---|---|
 The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla or "Language of the Exalted Camp" | |
| Total population | |
| 68.62 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India, Pakistan, Bangladesh | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam |
Urdudaan (اردوداں) or Urdu-speakers are a pan Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of diverse communities spread across South Asia, that speak Urdu as their native language. [2][3] The vast majority of Urdudaans are Hindi-Belt Muslims, followed by the Deccani people of Southern India, and the Muhajir people of Pakistan. [4] Although Urdu is the national and official language of Pakistan, most Urdudaans live in India, where Urdu is one of 22 official languages.[5]
The Urdudaan community is also present in other parts of South Asia with a historical Muslim presence, such as the Dhakaiya of Old Dhaka, in Bangladesh.[6] Other communities, most notably the Punjabi elite of Pakistan, have adopted Urdu as a mother tongue and identify with both an Urdudaan as well as Punjabi identity. [7]
References
- ↑ Urdu at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
- ↑ Joseph, Ammu (2004). Just Between Us: Women Speak about Their Writing. Women's World, India. ISBN 978-81-88965-15-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Mir, Raza (2014-06-15). The Taste of Words: An Introduction to Urdu Poetry. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-93-5118-725-7. Search this book on
- ↑ society, Christian vernacular education (1875). Conference on Urdu and Hindi Christian Literature, held at Allahabad, 24th and 25th February, 1875. [Edited by A. Brodhead and John Murdoch.]. Christian Vernacular Education Society. Search this book on
- ↑ Pereltsvaig, Asya (2017-08-24). Languages of the World: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-17114-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Redclift, Victoria (2013-06-26). Statelessness and Citizenship: Camps and the Creation of Political Space. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-22032-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur (2012-11-30). Of Sacred and Secular Desire: An Anthology of Lyrical Writings from the Punjab. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-139-6. Search this book on
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