Countries
India, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
India, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Pakistan
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Not Available
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Tamil
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Waddar
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Doabi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
pendjabi
télougou
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Telugu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Telugu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
telu1262
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 Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Telugu language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Telugu Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.
