Countries
India, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Not Available
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Poguli
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Rambani
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
5.60 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.42 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
kashmiri
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Kaschmiri
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
12th Century
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Kashmiri
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ks
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kas
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
kas
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
kas
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kash1277
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional