Urdu (ur)

Complete reference for the ur locale — live Intl API output, CLDR plural rules, and framework config snippets.

Locale reference

Locale metadata

BCP 47 codeur

Native nameاردو

English nameUrdu

Languageur

RegionNone (base locale)

ScriptArab

Text directionRight-to-left (RTL)

CLDR plural categoriesone, other

Estimated speakers~230,000,000

Intl API Live Output

DateTimeFormat

Short14/9/26

Medium14 ستمبر، 2026

Long14 ستمبر، 2026

Fullپیر، 14 ستمبر، 2026

NumberFormat

Decimal1,234,567.89

Currency (USD)$9.99

Percent75%

Compact12 لاکھ

RelativeTimeFormat

3 دنوں پہلے

Output for: -3 days ago

ListFormat

apples، oranges، اور bananas

Conjunction list: apples, oranges, bananas

CLDR Plural Rules

Categories supported by ur: one, other

oneExample number: 1

→ one

otherExample number: 100

→ other

Framework Config Snippets

next-intl

// next-intl configuration
// next.config.ts
import createNextIntlPlugin from 'next-intl/plugin';
const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin();
export default withNextIntl({});

// i18n/routing.ts
import { defineRouting } from 'next-intl/routing';
export const routing = defineRouting({
  locales: ['ur', 'en'],
  defaultLocale: 'en',
});

react-intl

// react-intl configuration
import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
import messages from './messages/ur.json';

function App() {
  return (
    <IntlProvider locale="ur" messages={messages}>
      {/* your app */}
    </IntlProvider>
  );
}

i18next

// i18next configuration
import i18n from 'i18next';
import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';

i18n
  .use(initReactI18next)
  .init({
    lng: 'ur',
    fallbackLng: 'en',
    resources: {
      'ur': {
        translation: require('./locales/ur/translation.json'),
      },
    },
  });

export default i18n;