Countries
India, Pakistan
European Union, Latvia
National Language
India, Pakistan
Latvia
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Latvian State Language Center
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.
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Sveiki
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Paldies
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Labdien
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Labrīt
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
lūdzu
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Piedodiet!
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Livonian
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Latvia
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Latvia
Dialect 3
Doabi
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
France, Latvia
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Lettish
French Name
pendjabi
letton
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Lettisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Baltic
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Latvian
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Latvian Sign Language
Glottocode
panj1256
latv1249
Linguasphere
No data available
54-AAB-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Punjabi and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Latvian Speaking population
Punjabi and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Punjabi vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Latvian Language Codes
Punjabi and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.