Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
France
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Africa, Canada
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
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.
  
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Italian Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
French-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
bonjour
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Merci
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Comment allez-vous?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
bonne Nuit
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
bonsoir
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
bon Après-Midi
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Bonjour
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
S'il vous plaît
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
désolé
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
au revoir
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Je t'aime
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Excuse Moi
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Quebec French
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
6,200,000.00
  
15
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
African French
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Africa
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Swiss French
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Northeast France, Switzerland
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
16
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
163.00 million
  
11
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
76.00 million
  
13
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
87.00 million
  
11
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
français
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Français
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
français
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Französisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Old French, Middle French and French
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Standard French
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
fr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
fra
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
fre
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
fra
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
fras
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
stan1290
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-i
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional, Synthetic