Countries
India, Pakistan
European Union, Malta
National Language
India, Pakistan
Malta
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
National Council for the Maltese 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.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Maltese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Ħello
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Grazzi
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Kif int?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Skużani!
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Ċaw
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Skużi!
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Qormi
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Malta
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Not Present
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Malti
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Malti
French Name
pendjabi
maltais
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Maltese
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Maltese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
malt1254
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Punjabi and Maltese 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 Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Maltese Speaking population
Punjabi and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available. 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 Maltese on Punjabi vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Maltese Language Codes
Punjabi and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.