Citations:Urduphone

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English citations of Urduphone

Adjective: "Urdu-speaking"

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  • 1997, M. A. Niazi, "The people who came", The Nation (Karachi), 23 August 1997:
    This is a distinct contrast to the Urduphone Muhajirs, for whom biradari ties have, especially in recent years, been deliberately broken down by a leadership anxious to enhance Muhajir awareness.
  • 2009, H. M. Naqvi, "Rocking Karachi", Forbes, 9 February 2009:
    During the course of the night my tall, pretty Caucasian friend would be mistaken for a Pathan, while the other, an Urduphone African American, would be mistaken for a Makrani.
  • 2012, M. A. Niazi, "Factories and films", The Nation (Karachi), 17 September 2012:
    However, as the film only got publicity in the Arab world because of the Arabic translation, I’m not sure how it would go down with Urduphone audiences.

Noun: "one who speaks Urdu"

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  • 1992, Literature, Language, and the Media in India (ed. Mariola Offredi), Manohar Publications (1992), page 261:
    Differently from Dinman, what is more, Dharmyug uses the linguistic means democratically: the language it uses is accessible to everyone, and it is not Sanskritized (but nor is it Urduized to the point of being comprehensible to only a select group of refined Urduphones, as in that case it would be equally non-liberal).
  • 2008, Rahat Naqvi, "From Peanut Butter to Eid … Blending Perspectives: Teaching Urdu to Children in Canada", Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: Studies of Migration, Integration, Equity, and Cultural Survival, Volume 2, Issue 8, 9 April 2008:
    Similarly, the ideas of outdoor activities such as camping or skiing are not reference points shared by the vast majority of Urduphones.