Countries
India, Pakistan
  
United States of America
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
United States of America
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
North America
  
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.
  
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Apache Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Ahéhee'
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Yá'át'ééh abíní
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
T'aa shoodi
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Not available
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Hágoónee’
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Ayóó ánííníshí
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Shoohá
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Navajo1
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Arizona
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Navajo2
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
New Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Navajo3
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Utah
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
1.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Navaho
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
navaho
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Navajo-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Navajo people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1500 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dené–Yeniseian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Athapascan
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Navajo
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Navajo Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
nv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
nav
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
nav
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
nav
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
nava1243
  
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
  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
  
Punjabi and Navajo 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 Navajo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Navajo language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Navajo word for "Thank You" is Ahéhee'. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Navajo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Navajo Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Navajo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Navajo 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 Navajo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Navajo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Navajo time required is 88 weeks.