Countries
West Java
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Indonesia
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Halo
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Nuhun
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Mangga
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
Hapunten
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Wilujeng angkat
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Punten
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Western dialect
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Banten
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Northern dialect
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Bogor
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Bandung
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
39.00 million
  
32
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Not Available
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
soundanais
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Sundanesisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
5th century AD
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Sundanese
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
su
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sun
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
sun
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
sun
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
sund1251
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Sundanese and Punjabi 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 Sundanese and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Sundanese and Punjabi language. Sundanese word for "Hello" is Halo or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Sundanese Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Sundanese vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Sundanese vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Sundanese Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Sundanese and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Sundanese and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Sundanese is Not Available while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.