Countries
India, Pakistan
India, No official status
National Language
India, Pakistan
India
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Doabi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
pendjabi
bhojpuri
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not Availble
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Not Available
Origin
1000 AD
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
pa
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Punjabi and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Bhojpuri language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.
