Countries
Fiji, India
India, Pakistan
National Language
India
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
Urdu
Hindi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Marwari
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
हिन्दी
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
hindi
pendjabi
German Name
Hindi
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Punjabis
Origin
7th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
hins
Not Available
Glottocode
hind1269
panj1256
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
All Hindi 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 Hindi and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Hindi and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hindi are spoken in different Hindi Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hindi vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hindi dialects include: Khariboli, Marwari. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hindi and Punjabi Speaking population
Hindi and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Punjabi on Hindi vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hindi and Punjabi Language Codes
Hindi and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hindi and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.