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Zaban-e Urdu
Are Urdu and Hindi really two different languages?
How the original Hindi language, spoken in Hindustan, was turned into Urdu is an intriguing question that has not been discussed enough.
Ajmal Kamal
· May 04, 2015 · 05:30 pm
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