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Punjabi and Urdu


Urdu and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
India  

Regulated By
Not Available  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
10  
7

How Many Consonants
41  
30
40  
29

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
الوداع  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
11,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
South Asia  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
43.00 million  
14

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Bihari  

French Name
pendjabi  
ourdou  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
Not Available  
20  
18

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
urd  

ISO 639 3
pan  
urd  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Punjabi and Urdu Speaking population

Punjabi and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Punjabi vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Urdu Language Codes

Punjabi and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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