Language in Pakistan

 Mother Tongue, National Language and Official Language in Pakistan

       Mother tongue is the language that a person gets from birth, mother tongue is the first language that a person can master. The mother tongue is different from the national language. Where a person can speak the mother tongue and not necessarily the national language. Pakistan is a country located in South Asia. The national language of Pakistan is Urdu. Urdu is also proposed to be the official language in Pakistan along with English. One of the official languages ​​in Pakistan functions as the lingua franca, which is currently used is English. However urdu is only used by only about 7% of Pakistani people who use it as their first language, Urdu is widely used and understood as a second language by some Pakistani people and is used as the first language by urban Pakistani people.

         Urdu is widely used both formally and informally, for example it is used for private letters, public literature, in literature and in popular media. Urdu is used as a compulsory subject in all primary and secondary schools. Similar to Indonesia, Pakistan also consists of several regions, each of which has a different vernacular language, including: Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki and Balochi (majority languages in Pakistan) and Hindko, Brahui, Kashmiri, Burushaski, Kalash, Khowar, Shina and Balti (minority languages ​​in Pakistan).

       Furthermore, Urdu serves as the lingua franca in Pakistan. The Pakistani government considers that the need for English is not really needed by Pakistani people because it is difficult for Pakistani people to understand. In Pakistan, both English and Urdu are official languages, but the Pakistani government wants to replace English with Urdu as the only official language in Pakistan. However, some parents in Pakistan consider that the decision by the Pakistani government is a step backwards because parents in Pakistan consider English language skills can provide a greater opportunity for further higher education and employment.

References:

https://metrum.co.id/arah-pandang-memeluk-bahasa-ibu/ 

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Pakistan 

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