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Re:Languages of India by lagolinguini on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @05:10PM (#20109174)
This isn't really a difference in pronunciation between Hindu and Urdu as much as it is a sound change that has occurred in some dialects of the Hindustani language. Both Hindi and Urdu have the consonant /z/. However in parts of India this consonant has shifted from /z/ to /dʒ/. It is considered colloquial or uneducated.
Re:Languages of India by saagarjha on Thursday June 06, 2019 @12:21AM (#20111564)
TIL that it's supposed to start with a "z" sound…I've always heard it be pronounced with a "j".