Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
France, Spain
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
  
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 Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Spanish
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Kaixo
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Eskerrik asko
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Zer moduz?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Gabon
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Arratsalde on
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Arratsalde on
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Egun on
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Mesedez
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Barkatu
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Agur
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Maite zaitut
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Barkatu
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Navarro-Lapurdian
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Souletin
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
France, Soule, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Biscayan
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
7.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
7.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Not available
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
basque
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Baskisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Basque people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
c. 1000
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Vasconic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Basque
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
eu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
eus
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
baq
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
eus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
basq1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
40-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
  
Punjabi and Basque Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Punjabi and Basque greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Basque language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Basque word for "Thank You" is Eskerrik asko. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Basque Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Basque Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Basque difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Basque Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Punjabi and Basque are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Basque, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Basque time required is 88 weeks.