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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

India, Pakistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
0 46

1.3 National Language

India, Pakistan

1.4 Second Language

Pakistan

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

1.8 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.

1.9 Similar To

Hindi Language

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

2 Alphabets

2.1 Alphabets in

2.2 Alphabets

53
Rank: 32 (Overall)
Irish
18 247

2.3 Phonology

2.3.1 How Many Vowels

9
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Hebrew
0 32

2.3.2 How Many Consonants

41
Rank: 30 (Overall)
German
9 60

2.4 Scripts

Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi

2.5 Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

2.6 Hard to Learn

2.6.1 Language Levels

4
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Bengali
2 12

2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Cebuano
3 88

3 Greetings

3.1 Hello

ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)

3.2 Thank You

ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)

3.3 How Are You?

ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)

3.4 Good Night

ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)

3.5 Good Evening

ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)

3.6 Good Afternoon

ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)

3.7 Good Morning

ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)

3.8 Please

ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)

3.9 Sorry

ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)

3.10 Bye

ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)

3.11 I Love You

ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)

3.12 Excuse Me

ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)

4 Dialects

4.1 Dialect 1

Pothohari

4.1.1 Where They Speak

Pakistan

4.1.2 How Many People Speak

2,500,000.00
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Macedonian
1.5 960000000

4.2 Dialect 2

Saraiki

4.2.1 Where They Speak

Afganistan, India, Pakistan

4.2.2 How Many People Speak

20,000,000.00
Rank: 5 (Overall)
Dzongkha
700 80000000

4.3 Dialect 3

Doabi

4.3.1 Where They Speak

Pakistan, Punjab, India

4.3.2 How Many People Speak

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Romanian
1400 96000000

4.4 Total No. Of Dialects

30
Rank: 24 (Overall)
Sanskrit
0 188

5 How Many People Speak

5.1 How Many People Speak?

154.30 million
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Abkhaz
0.13 1200

5.2 Speaking Population

1.44 %
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Xhosa
0.11 89

5.3 Native Speakers

100.00 million
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Abkhaz
0.13 873

5.3.1 Second Language Speakers

54.30 million
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Finnish
0.01 400

5.3.2 Native Name

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی

5.3.3 Alternative Names

Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi

5.3.4 French Name

pendjabi

5.3.5 German Name

Pandschabi-Sprache

5.4 Pronunciation

Not Availble

5.5 Ethnicity

Punjabis

6 History

6.1 Origin

1000 AD

6.2 Language Family

Indo-European Family

6.2.1 Subgroup

Indo-Iranian

6.2.2 Branch

Indic

6.3 Language Forms

6.3.1 Early Forms

Shauraseni, Kaikeyi

6.3.2 Standard Forms

Modern Punjabi

6.3.3 Language Position

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Chinese
1 120

6.3.4 Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)

6.4 Scope

Not Available

7 Code

7.1 ISO 639 1

pa

7.2 ISO 639 2

7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T

pan

7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B

pan

7.3 ISO 639 3

pan

7.4 ISO 639 6

Not Available

7.5 Glottocode

panj1256

7.6 Linguasphere

No data available

7.7 Types of Language

7.7.1 Language Type

Not Available

7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb

7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology

Fusional

Origin of Punjabi language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Punjabi language is one of the Most Spoken Languages. The origin of Punjabi language states that it was put to use in 1000 AD. The history of Punjabi language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Punjabi Language History.The evolution of Punjabi language began with early forms such as Shauraseni, Kaikeyi. Modern Punjabi is the standard form of Punjabi language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Punjabi Language.

Punjabi population

Punjabi population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Punjabi language. Punjabi language is spoken by 154.30 million people in the world. Most of the Punjabi population lies in the Punjabi Speaking Countries. Punjabi language is spoken as first language by 100.00 million people and as second language by about 54.30 million people. Get to know Punjabi speaking population in detail.

Punjabi writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Punjabi writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Punjabi language. Some languages share common writing systems. Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi script is used by Punjabi language. Learn more about . 

Information about Punjabi language

Check out all the information about Punjabi language here. You may find it interesting to learn Punjabi Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Punjabi Speaking Countries, Punjabi speaking continents and Punjabi Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Punjabi countries knowing common Punjabi Greetings will help you in communicating with Punjabi people.