Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
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.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Not available
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
9.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available