Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
India, Pakistan
National Language
China, Taiwan
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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
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Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
请 (Qǐng)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Mandarin
Pothohari
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Pakistan
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
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Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
chinois
pendjabi
German Name
Chinesisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
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Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
sini1245
panj1256
Linguasphere
79-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
All Chinese 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 Chinese and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chinese and Punjabi Speaking population
Chinese and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % 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 Chinese and Punjabi on Chinese vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chinese and Punjabi Language Codes
Chinese and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.