Countries
India, Pakistan
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
kannada
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Modern Kannada
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
nucl1305
  
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 Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Kannada language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Kannada Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.