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English and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
33  
2

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Second Language
Pakistan  
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
South Africa  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
English-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Hello  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Thank you  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
How are you?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Good Night  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Good Evening  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Good Afternoon  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Good Morning  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Please  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Sorry  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Bye  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
I love you  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Excuse Me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
American English  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
United States of America  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
225,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Hiberno-English  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
4,500,000.00  
15

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Welsh English  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,500,000.00  
14

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
188  
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
1,200.00 million  
1

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
5.43 %  
4

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
400.00 million  
3

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
400.00 million  
1

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
English  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Not Available  

French Name
pendjabi  
anglais  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Englisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
5th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Standard English  

Language Position
Not Available  
3  
3

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed English  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
en  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
eng  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
eng  

ISO 639 3
pan  
eng  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
engs  

Glottocode
panj1256  
stan1293  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  

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All Punjabi and English 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 English dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and English language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas English Dialects are spoken in different English speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs English Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. English dialects include: American English , Hiberno-English. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Punjabi and English Speaking population

Punjabi and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and English languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Punjabi vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and English Language Codes

Punjabi and English language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and English Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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