Countries
India, Pakistan
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Total No. Of Countries
25
0
46
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National Language
India, Pakistan
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
-
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5340
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
921
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4119
9
60
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Hangul
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks88 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Jeju
Where They Speak
Pakistan
South Korea
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.0010,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saraiki
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
South Korea
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Doabi
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
China, North Korea
How Many People Speak
130,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
3012
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million77.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.44 %1.14 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
100.00 million77.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million77.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
pendjabi
coréen
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Koreans
Origin
1000 AD
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Language Position
2312
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Korean Sign Language
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
pa
ko
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pan
kor
ISO 639 2/B
pan
kor
ISO 639 3
pan
Kor
ISO 639 6
panj
kor
Glottocode
panj1256
kore1280
Linguasphere
No data available
45-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative