Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Haiti
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Haiti
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Central America, North America
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Cuba
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
  
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.
  
- In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Bonjou
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Mèsi
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Kijan ou yé?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Bon nwit
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Bonswa
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Bon apre-midi
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Bon apre-midi
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Souple
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Dezole
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Babay
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Mwen renmen w
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Eskize m
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Northern Haitian Creole
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Cap-Haitien
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Central Haitian Creole
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Port-au-Prince
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Southern Haitian Creole
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Cayes
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
9.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
9.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Kreyòl ayisyen
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
haïtien; créole haïtien
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[kɣejɔl]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Haitians
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Haitian Creole
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
ht
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
hat
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
hat
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
hat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
hait1244
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAC-cb
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available