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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
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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

Punjabi and Bhojpuri Alphabets

Punjabi and Bhojpuri Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Punjabi and Bhojpuri. In Punjabi Alphabets there are 53 letters while in Bhojpuri Alphabets there are 43 letters. To learn Punjabi and Bhojpuri languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Punjabi and Bhojpuri languages. The Punjabi phonology consist Punjabi vowels and Punjabi consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Punjabi greetings vs Bhojpuri greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Punjabi and Bhojpuri are Most Spoken Languages.

All Punjabi and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Punjabi and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Punjabi and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Punjabi vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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