Countries
India, Pakistan
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
India, Pakistan
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
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
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
zoo hmo
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
zoo tav su
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
thov
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
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I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Laos
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
China
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Vietnam
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Hmong
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Mong
French Name
pendjabi
hmong
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
Not Availble
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Ethnicity
Punjabis
Hmong people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Hmong
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Not Available
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
pa
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
pan
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
pan
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
panj1256
firs1234
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Punjabi and Hmong 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 Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Hmong Speaking population
Punjabi and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Hmong on Punjabi vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Hmong Language Codes
Punjabi and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.