Countries
Haiti
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Haiti
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Cuba
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  
- 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
French Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Bonjou
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Mèsi
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Bon nwit
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Bonswa
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Souple
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
Dezole
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Babay
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Eskize m
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Cayes
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
9.60 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
9.60 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
haïtien; créole haïtien
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Haitians
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
17th Century
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ht
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hat
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
hat
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
hat
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hait1244
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional