Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
ciao
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
buongiorno
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
scusate
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Italiano
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
italien
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Italians
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Italian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Punjabi and Italian 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 Italian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Italian language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Italian word for "Thank You" is grazie. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Italian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Italian Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Italian 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 Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.