Countries
Japan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Japan
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
- 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
Korean Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
日本語
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
japonais
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
1185
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Fusional