Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
arménien
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Armenians
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic