Countries
India, Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Pakistan
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Chakma
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
India
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
pendjabi
bengali
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
1000 AD
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Bengali
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
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Punjabi and Bengali Speaking population
Punjabi and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Punjabi vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Bengali Language Codes
Punjabi and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.