Countries
India, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Hach ch'i
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Khuda hāfiz
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Kashtawari
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Poguli
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Rambani
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
5.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
5.42 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
kashmiri
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Kaschmiri
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[kəːʃur]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
12th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Kashmiri
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
ks
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
kas
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
kas
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
kas
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
kash1277
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Kashmiri language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Kashmiri word for "Thank You" is शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Kashmiri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Kashmiri Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Kashmiri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Kashmiri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Kashmiri time required is 44 weeks.