Countries
India, Pakistan
India
National Language
India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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.
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Munda Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Henda ho
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Adi Johar
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Not Available
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Boge Setak’
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Not Available
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Not Available
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Not Available
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Not Available
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Not Available
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Mahali
Where They Speak
Pakistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Not present
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Not present
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
pendjabi
santal
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Santali
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Origin
1000 AD
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Santali
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
pa
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
sant1410
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Punjabi and Santali 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 Santali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Santali language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Santali word for "Thank You" is Adi Johar. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Santali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Santali Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Santali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Santali 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 Santali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Santali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Santali time required is Not Available.
