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Punjabi and Punjabi


Punjabi and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

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

Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
41  
30

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
1.44 %  
11

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  

History

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  

Code

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  

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

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Punjabi and Punjabi Speaking population

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

Punjabi and Punjabi Language Codes

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