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
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
5.00 million
  
29
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
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
pa
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
telu1262
  
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
  
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.