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Punjabi Language

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish
2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
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1.3 National Language
India, Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
Pakistan
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
1.9 Similar To
Hindi Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
Tamil
53
Rank: 32 (Overall)
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2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
Thai
9
Rank: 6 (Overall)
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2.3.2 How Many Consonants
Hmong
41
Rank: 30 (Overall)
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2.4 Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
Armenian
4
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Bengali
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2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
Chinese
6 weeks
Rank: 3 (Overall)
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3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
3.2 Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
3.3 How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
3.4 Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
3.7 Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
3.8 Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
3.9 Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
3.10 Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
3.11 I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
3.12 Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Pothohari
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Pakistan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
2,500,000.00
Rank: 22 (Overall)
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4.2 Dialect 2
Saraiki
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
20,000,000.00
Rank: 5 (Overall)
Dzongkha
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4.3 Dialect 3
Doabi
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
Swedish
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Romanian
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4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
English
30
Rank: 24 (Overall)
Sanskrit
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5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
English
154.30 million
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.2 Speaking Population
Croatian
1.44 %
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Xhosa
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5.3 Native Speakers
Chinese
100.00 million
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
English
54.30 million
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Finnish
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5.3.2 Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
5.3.4 French Name
pendjabi
5.3.5 German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Availble
5.5 Ethnicity
Punjabis
6 History
6.1 Origin
1000 AD
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
Indic
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
6.3.3 Language Position
Georgian
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
6.4 Scope
Not Available
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
pa
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
pan
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
pan
7.3 ISO 639 3
pan
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
panj1256
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Not Available
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Fusional

Origin of Punjabi language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Punjabi language is one of the Most Spoken Languages. The origin of Punjabi language states that it was put to use in 1000 AD. The history of Punjabi language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Punjabi Language History.The evolution of Punjabi language began with early forms such as Shauraseni, Kaikeyi. Modern Punjabi is the standard form of Punjabi language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Punjabi Language.

Punjabi population

Punjabi population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Punjabi language. Punjabi language is spoken by 154.30 million people in the world. Most of the Punjabi population lies in the Punjabi Speaking Countries. Punjabi language is spoken as first language by 100.00 million people and as second language by about 54.30 million people. Get to know Punjabi speaking population in detail.

Punjabi writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Punjabi writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Punjabi language. Some languages share common writing systems. Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi script is used by Punjabi language. Learn more about . 

Information about Punjabi language

Check out all the information about Punjabi language here. You may find it interesting to learn Punjabi Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Punjabi Speaking Countries, Punjabi speaking continents and Punjabi Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Punjabi countries knowing common Punjabi Greetings will help you in communicating with Punjabi people.