Punjabi and Assamese
Countries
India, Pakistan
India
National Language
India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
Not Available
Asam Sahitya Sabha
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
nomoskaar
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
subhoraattri
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
subha abeli
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
suprobhaat
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
anugroha kori
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
moi ḍukkhita
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
biḍai
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
kyoma koribo
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Kamrupi
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Western Assam
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Western Assam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Assam
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
pendjabi
assamais
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Assamese people
Origin
1000 AD
7th century A.D
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Assamese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
assa1263
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-w
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Punjabi and Assamese 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 Punjabi and Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Assamese Speaking population
Punjabi and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Punjabi and Assamese on Punjabi vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Assamese Language Codes
Punjabi and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.