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.
In the United States of America, Native Americans (also known as American Indians, Indigenous Americans or simply Indians; see Â§Terminology differences) are people who belong to one of the over 500 distinct Native American tribes that survive intact today as partially sovereign nations within the country's modern boundaries.