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Punjabi and Persian


Persian and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
3  
12

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

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.
  
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Persian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
41  
30
23  
13

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
سلام  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
صبح به خیر  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
لطفا  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
متاسف  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
47,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
12,500,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
7,900,000.00  
6

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
65.00 million  
26

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
pendjabi  
persan  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Persian people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Persian  

Language Position
Not Available  
23  
19

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
per  

ISO 639 3
pan  
pes  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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All Punjabi and Persian 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 Persian dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Persian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Persian Dialects are spoken in different Persian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Persian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Persian dialects include: Western Persian , Dari Persian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Punjabi and Persian Speaking population

Punjabi and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Punjabi vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Persian Language Codes

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