Countries
United States of America
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
United States of America
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
North America
  
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
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
- 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
Apache Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Yá'át'ééh
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Ahéhee'
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
T'aa shoodi
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
Not available
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Hágoónee’
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Shoohá
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Navajo1
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Arizona
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Navajo2
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
New Mexico
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Navajo3
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Utah
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
1.70 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.70 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Navaho
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
navaho
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Navajo-Sprache
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Navajo people
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
1500 CE
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Athapascan
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Navajo
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
nv
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
nav
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
nav
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
nav
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nava1243
  
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
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
  
Fusional
  
Navajo 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 Navajo and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Navajo and Punjabi language. Navajo word for "Hello" is Yá'át'ééh or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Navajo Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Navajo vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Navajo vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Navajo 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 Navajo and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Navajo and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Navajo is 88 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.