Countries
India, Pakistan
  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
North Korea, South Korea
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
The National Institute of the Korean 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.
  
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Hangul
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
안녕 (annyeong)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Jeju
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Gyeongsang
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Hamgyŏng
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
China, North Korea
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
77.00 million
  
22
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
77.00 million
  
12
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
한국어 (조선말)
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
coréen
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Koreanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Koreans
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
Before 1st century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Koreanic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Korean Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
ko
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
kor
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
kor
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
Kor
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
kore1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
45-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Agglutinative