Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Nepal
National Language
India, Pakistan
India, Nepal
Second Language
Pakistan
Nepal
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
Not Available
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
pranam
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
dhanyabad
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Śubharātri
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Suprabhaat
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
kripaya
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
maf karai
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Alavidā
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
kripaya
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
North India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Deoghar, France
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
pendjabi
maithili
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Maithili
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Maithil
Origin
1000 AD
14th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Maithili
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
mait1250
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Punjabi and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Maithili Speaking population
Punjabi and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Punjabi vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Maithili Language Codes
Punjabi and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.