Countries
Countries
India, Pakistan
India, No official status
Total No. Of Countries
20
0
46
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National Language
India, Pakistan
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5343
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
911
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4134
9
60
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
44
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.0016,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saraiki
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00380,000.00
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
Doabi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
India
How Many People Speak
NANA
1400
96000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
3013
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million40.00 million
0.13
1200
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Speaking Population
1.44 %0.43 %
0.11
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
100.00 million40.00 million
0.13
873
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Second Language Speakers
54.30 millionNA
0.01
400
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Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
pendjabi
bhojpuri
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not Availble
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Not Available
History
Origin
1000 AD
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Bhojpuri
Language Position
NA37
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
pa
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pan
bho
ISO 639 2/B
pan
bho
ISO 639 3
pan
bho
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Types of Language
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available