Countries
India, Pakistan
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
India, Pakistan
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Pakistan
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Not Available
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Hindi Language
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
请 (Qǐng)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
再见 (Zàijiàn)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
劳驾 (Láojià)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Mandarin
Where They Speak
Pakistan
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
China, United States of America
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Not Available
French Name
pendjabi
chinois
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Chinese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
sini1245
Linguasphere
No data available
79-AAA
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
All Punjabi and Chinese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Punjabi and Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Chinese Speaking population
Punjabi and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Punjabi and Chinese on Punjabi vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Chinese Language Codes
Punjabi and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.