Countries
India, Pakistan
Sri Lanka
National Language
India, Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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 Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Sinhalese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Sinhala alphabet
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
හලෝ (halō)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
බායි (bāyi)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Vedda
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
French Name
pendjabi
singhalais
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Singhalesisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Sinhalese people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Sinhalese Prakrit
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Modern Sinhalese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
sinh1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Punjabi and Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Sinhalese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Sinhalese Dialects are spoken in different Sinhalese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Sinhalese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda , Not Available. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Sinhalese Speaking population
Punjabi and Sinhalese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Sinhalese languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Sinhalese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 %. 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 Sinhalese on Punjabi vs Sinhalese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Sinhalese Language Codes
Punjabi and Sinhalese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Sinhalese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.