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Urdu and Punjabi


Punjabi and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
9  
6

How Many Consonants
40  
29
41  
30

Scripts
Arabic  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
الوداع  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
India  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
12
2,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
India  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
20,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
1.44 %  
11

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
14
54.30 million  
12

Native Name
اُردُو  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
ourdou  
pendjabi  

German Name
Urdu  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
20  
18
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
pan  

ISO 639 3
urd  
pan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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All Urdu and Punjabi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Urdu and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Urdu and Punjabi Speaking population

Urdu and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Urdu and Punjabi on Urdu vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Punjabi Language Codes

Urdu and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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