Countries
India, Pakistan
East Asia, European Union, South America
National Language
India, Pakistan
East Asia, European Union
Second Language
Pakistan
Central Europe, East Asia, Eastern Europe, South America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Akademio de Esperanto
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 most widely spoken constructed language in the world is Esperanto.
- Esperanto is an artificial international language.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Not Available
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Esperanto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Halo
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Dankon
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Kiel vi sanas?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Bonan nokton
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Bonan vesperon
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Bonan posttagmezon
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Bonan matenon
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Mi petas
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Mi bedaŭras!
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Ĝis poste
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Mi amas vin
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Pardonu!
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Not present
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Not present
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Not present
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Not present
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Not present
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Not present
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Esperanto
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Eo, La Lingvo Internacia
French Name
pendjabi
espéranto
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[espeˈranto]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Proto-Esperanto
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Esperanto
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signuno
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
panj1256
espe1235
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAB-da
Language Type
Not Available
Constructed
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
Punjabi and Esperanto 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 Esperanto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Esperanto language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Esperanto word for "Thank You" is Dankon. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Esperanto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Esperanto Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Esperanto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Esperanto 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 Esperanto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Esperanto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Esperanto time required is 6 weeks.