Urdu

FACT FILE:

Official language in: India, Pakistan

Minority language in: South Africa

Spoken by: 70 million (native)

Language family: Hindustani – Indo-Aryan – Indo-Iranian – Indo-European

Writing system: Perso-Arabic (Urdu alphabet)

Fun Fact: The first known book in Urdu is سب رس [Sabras], written in 1635-36 by Mullah Asadullah Wajhi. the book was handwritten.