Countries
India, Pakistan
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
India, Pakistan
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Pakistan
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Not Available
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Hello
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Thank you
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
How are you?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Night
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Morning
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Please
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Sorry
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Bye
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
I love you
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Pothohari
American English
Where They Speak
Pakistan
United States of America
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Doabi
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
English
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Not Available
French Name
pendjabi
anglais
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Not Available
Origin
1000 AD
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed English
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
panj1256
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ABA
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Punjabi and English Speaking population
Punjabi and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and English languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Punjabi vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and English Language Codes
Punjabi and English language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and English Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.