Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
India, Pakistan
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Pakistan
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
-
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Telugu
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5349
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
914
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4135
9
60
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
45
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Badaga
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saraiki
Urali
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
kerala
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.006,440.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Doabi
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00220,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
3020
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
154.30 million49.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.44 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
100.00 million38.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
54.30 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
pendjabi
kannada
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Kannadiga
Origin
1000 AD
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Modern Kannada
Language Position
2331
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
pa
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pan
kan
ISO 639 2/B
pan
kan
ISO 639 3
pan
kan
ISO 639 6
panj
kan
Glottocode
panj1256
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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