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
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kash1277
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kashmiri and Punjabi language. Kashmiri word for "Hello" is Assalām ‘alaikum or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Kashmiri Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kashmiri vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Kashmiri vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kashmiri and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kashmiri is 44 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.