Question

world languages and origin
once dialects get split apart for political reasons, they often keep diverging in different directions as speakers reinforce the political difference. hindi is more likely to borrow new words from sanskrit, whereas urdu is more likely to borrow new words from arabic.
multiple-choice question
how are hindi and urdu the same and how are they different?

• both are completely separate languages.
• the two are mutually intelligible, but are written in different forms for political languages.
• the two are written in the same language, but are not mutually intelligible.

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Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "Both are completely separate languages." This is incorrect. Hindi and Urdu are not completely separate; they share a common base and are mutually intelligible in spoken form.
• Option 2: "The two are mutually intelligible, but are written in different forms for political languages." This matches the information from the text. Hindi (often using Devanagari script) borrows from Sanskrit, and Urdu (often using a Perso - Arabic script) borrows from Arabic, and they remain mutually intelligible in speech despite political - driven script and vocabulary borrowing differences.
• Option 3: "The two are written in the same language, but are not mutually intelligible." This is incorrect. They are mutually intelligible in spoken form and use different scripts.

Answer:

The two are mutually intelligible, but are written in different forms for political languages.