Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Sweden
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Finland
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hej
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
tacka dig
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
hur mår du
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
godnatt
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
god kväll
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
god morgon
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
vänligen
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
ledsen
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
hej då
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
jag älskar dig
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Dialects
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Gabon
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Dialects
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Georgia
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Dialects
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
France
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
8.70 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Svenska
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
suédois
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Schwedisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
13th Century
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Swedish
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
sv
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
swe
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
swe
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
swe
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
swed1254
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
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