Countries
India, Pakistan
Fiji, India
National Language
India, Pakistan
India
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Urdu
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
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
खेद (Khēda)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Marwari
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Bundelkhand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
French Name
pendjabi
hindi
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Hindi
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Hindustani people
Origin
1000 AD
7th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Hindi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
hins
Glottocode
panj1256
hind1269
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Punjabi and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Hindi Speaking population
Punjabi and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Punjabi vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Hindi Language Codes
Punjabi and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.