Countries
India, Pakistan
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
India, Pakistan
India
Second Language
Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Kokan
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Doabi
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
pendjabi
marathe
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Marathi people
Origin
1000 AD
10th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Punjabi and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Marathi language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Marathi Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.
