Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
India, Pakistan
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
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Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
ഹലോ (halēā)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
വിട (viṭa)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Israel, kerala
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Mappila
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
India
Dialect 3
Doabi
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
France, kerala
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
pendjabi
malayalam
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Malayalam
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Malayali
Origin
1000 AD
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early form
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Malayalam
Glottocode
panj1256
mala1464
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
Punjabi and Malayalam Speaking population
Punjabi and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Punjabi vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Malayalam Language Codes
Punjabi and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.