Countries
India, Nepal
India, Pakistan
National Language
India, Nepal
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Nepal
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- 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
Bhojpuri Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
pranam
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
dhanyabad
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Śubharātri
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
kripaya
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
maf karai
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Alavidā
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
kripaya
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Nepal
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Saraiki
Where They Speak
North India
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
maithili
pendjabi
German Name
Maithili
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Maithil
Punjabis
Origin
14th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
ISO 639 1
No data available
pa
Glottocode
mait1250
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Maithili 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 Maithili and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Punjabi Speaking population
Maithili and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Punjabi on Maithili vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Punjabi Language Codes
Maithili and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.