What is the old name of urdu language?

Answer 1

Urdu was created in India as a language of troops in thirteenth century - a mixture of Khari Boli, Arabic, Persian and Turkish. Present form of Hindi came also from Khari Boli in 1947 when the khari-boli was approved as Hindi written in Devnagiri Script. Thereon it was highly "Sanstrikized" in order to give a distinct identity as National language. Further information at this link: http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/faculty/taj/hindi/abturdu.htm Note: you were correct to refer to the language as "Hindi," (the language)not "Hindu," the relgion.

Answer 2

The general Urdu or Hindi that is spoken is usually mixed and people speaking one language can understand the other...

But if pure Urdu is spoken, Hindi speaking people will not understand and vice versa.

Answer 3

Hindi is spoken and understood in 70% of India.

Urdu now-a-days in known well only in academia, like Aligarh Muslim University for instance,in India. There are exclusive groups where Urdu is understood and spoken. It is spoken in most parts of Pakistan, and Kashmir in India where it is the state language. Urdu is recognized as the the second state language in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow, Kanpur and Allahabad are some important seats of Urdu

Answer 4

Urdu is a Latin word,it was lashkari language.