1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
India, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 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.
- 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.
1.9 Similar To
Hindi Language
Hindi Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
3.2 Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
3.3 How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
3.4 Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
3.7 Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
3.8 Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
3.9 Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
3.10 Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
3.11 I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
3.12 Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
2,500,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0020,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Pakistan, Punjab, India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
154.30 million154.30 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
100.00 million100.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
54.30 million54.30 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Availble
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Modern Punjabi
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
6.4 Scope
Not Available
Not Available
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology