Countries
India, Pakistan
  
India
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
India
  
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.
  
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Old German Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Prakrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
शुभः सायंकालः
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
शुभ दुपार
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
कृपया (kripayā)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
14.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
14.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
sanskrit
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Sanskrit
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
2000 B.C.
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Vedic Sanskrit
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Sanskrit
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
sa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
san
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
san
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
san
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
sans1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Ancient
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Synthetic
  
Punjabi and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Sanskrit language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Sanskrit word for "Thank You" is धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Sanskrit Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Sanskrit Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.