1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Manipur
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
1.4 Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
1.9 Similar To
Hindi Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Bengali
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Khurumjari
3.2 Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Yamna nungaijare
3.3 How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
3.4 Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Athengba Ahing
3.5 Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Not Available
3.6 Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Not Available
3.7 Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Nongale haugatl
3.8 Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Chanbiduna
3.9 Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Saobiganu
3.10 Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Chatcharage
3.11 I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Eina nangbu nungsi
3.12 Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Not Available
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
2,500,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00273,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA1,250,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
154.30 million1.50 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
100.00 million1.50 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Meithei
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Meithei
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
6.4 Scope
Not Available
Not Available
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology