Countries
Philippines
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Philippines
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Tagalog Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Paalam
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
154.30 million
  
12
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
filipino
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
16th Century
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fil
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Filipino and Punjabi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Punjabi language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Filipino vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Punjabi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.