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اردو · Perso-Arabic (Nastaliq) script · Indo-Aryan family

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Key facts
ScriptPerso-Arabic (Nastaliq)
FamilyIndo-Aryan
Speakers (Census 2011)5,07,72,631 (4.19%)
In Eighth Schedule since1950
Classical since—
Official inJammu & Kashmir, Telangana; a second official language of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand
Greetingآداب (ādāb)