Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
South 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.
  
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Rimaykullayki
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Solpayki
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Allillanchu
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Allin tuta
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Wuynas nuchis
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Wuynas tardis
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Wuynus diyas
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Pampachaykuway
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
bye
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Kuyayki
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Pampachaway
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Ancash
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Huánuco
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Yaru
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
8.90 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
8.90 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Qhichwa
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
North La Paz Quechua
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
quechua
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Quechua-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Quechua
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Quechumaran Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Andean Equatorial
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Quechua
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
qu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
que
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
que
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
que
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
quec1387
  
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
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Punjabi and Quechua 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 Quechua greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Quechua language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Quechua word for "Thank You" is Solpayki. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Quechua Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Quechua Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Quechua 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 Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.