Urdu is historically associated with the Muslims of the region of Hindustan. Apart from specialized vocabulary, Urdu is mutually intelligible with Standard Hindi, which is associated with the Hindu community.
Usage Native American is the term that is now most often used for people whose ancestors lived in North and South America before the arrival of Europeans in 1492. The term American Indian is also often used, but it is offensive to some people.
1 [n] a native or inhabitant of India. [ 2 adj] of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; Native American religions; Indian arrowheads. [ 3 adj] of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures; the Indian subcontinent; Indian saris.