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Punjabi and Sindhi


Sindhi and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan, Sindh  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  

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 writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Gujarati  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
10  
7

How Many Consonants
41  
30
42  
31

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Arabic, Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Assalam O Alaikum  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Meharbani  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Kehra haal aahin  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
tava kia aayo  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Sham Jo Salam  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Assalam o Alaikum  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Subho Bakhair  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Mehrbani  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Moon khe afsos aahe  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Upper Sindh  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Central Sindh  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
25,000,000.00  
23

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Lari  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
25.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.39 %  
36

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
سنڌي  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Sindhi  

French Name
pendjabi  
sindhi  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[sɪndi]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Sindhi people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Sindhi  

Language Position
23  
21
50  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Sindhi  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
snd  

ISO 639 3
pan  
snd  

ISO 639 6
panj  
snd  

Glottocode
panj1256  
sind1272  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Punjabi and Sindhi 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 Sindhi dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Sindhi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Sindhi Dialects are spoken in different Sindhi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Sindhi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki , Vicholi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Punjabi and Sindhi Speaking population

Punjabi and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Punjabi vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Sindhi Language Codes

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