Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Filipino
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Filipino language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Filipino Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.