Countries
India, Pakistan
  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Sweden
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Finland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Antartica, Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
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 Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
hej
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
tacka dig
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
hur mår du
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
godnatt
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
god kväll
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
god eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
god morgon
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
vänligen
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
ledsen
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
hej då
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
jag älskar dig
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
ursäkta mig
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Georgia
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
96,000,000.00
  
1
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
8.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Svenska
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
suédois
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Schwedisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
13th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Germanic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Old Swedish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Standard Swedish
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
sv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
swe
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
swe
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
swe
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
swed1254
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available