Countries
India, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional