Ulwimi lwe-Urdu luhambelana ngokusondeleyo neHindi. Babelana ngesiseko esifanayo se-IORYANAN, bayafana kwi-phonology kunye negrama, kwaye ziyacaca. Nangona kunjalo, ukusuka kwimithombo eyahlukeneyo: Urdu ivela kwisiArabhu ne-Persian, kunye neHindi ivela kwiSanskrit.
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