Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
- 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 and Portuguese Languages
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ciao
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
grazie
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Come stai?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
buonanotte
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
buonasera
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
buongiorno
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Per Favore
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
scusate
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
arrivederci
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Ti amo
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Scusami
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Romanesco
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Lazio
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Central Italian
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Tuscan
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
64.00 million
  
18
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
14.00 million
  
20
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Italiano
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Italiano
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
italien
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Italienisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Italians
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
960 BC
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Italian
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
it
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ita
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
ita
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
ita
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
itas
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ital1282
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional