Countries
India, Pakistan
India
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Regulated By
Not Available
NA
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.
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Bengali Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
નમસ્તે (namaste)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
બાય (Bāya)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Kathiyawadi
Where They Speak
Pakistan
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
French Name
pendjabi
goudjrati
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Gujarati-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Gujaratis
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old Gujarati
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Modern Gujarati
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
guja1252
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Punjabi and Gujarati Speaking population
Punjabi and Gujarati speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Gujarati languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Gujarati Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Gujarati language is 0.74 %. 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 Gujarati on Punjabi vs Gujarati where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Gujarati Language Codes
Punjabi and Gujarati language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Gujarati Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.