Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Nepal
National Language
India, Pakistan
Nepal
Second Language
Pakistan
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Not Available
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Hindi
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 (namaste)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good afternoon
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
कृपया
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Doteli
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Nepal
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Bajhangi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
India, Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Baitadeli
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Nepal
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
pendjabi
népalais
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Nepali
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Nepali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Nepali
Scope
Not Available
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
nepa1254
Linguasphere
No data available
12
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Punjabi and Nepali 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 Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Nepali Speaking population
Punjabi and Nepali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Nepali languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Nepali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 %. 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 Nepali on Punjabi vs Nepali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Nepali Language Codes
Punjabi and Nepali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Nepali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.