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Punjabi
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Countries

Countries

India, Pakistan
India, Pakistan

Total No. Of Countries

22
0 46
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National Language

India, Pakistan
Pakistan

Second Language

Pakistan
Pakistan

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia, Oceania

Minority Language

Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
India

Regulated By

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National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan

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.
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.

Similar To

Hindi Language
Arabic and Hindi Languages

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

5352
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

910
0 32
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How Many Consonants

4140
9 60
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Scripts

Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Arabic

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

44
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
خوش آمديد

Thank You

ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
آپ کا شکریہ

How Are You?

ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟

Good Night

ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
گڈ نائٹ

Good Evening

ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
سلام علیکم

Good Afternoon

ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
گڈ آفٹر نون

Good Morning

ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
گڈ مارننگ

Please

ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
براہ مہربانی

Sorry

ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
معاف کرنا

Bye

ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
الوداع

I Love You

ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
مجھے تم سے محبت

Excuse Me

ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
معاف کیجئے گا

Dialects

Dialect 1

Pothohari
Dakhini

Where They Speak

Pakistan
India

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.0011,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Saraiki
Hyderabadi Urdu

Where They Speak

Afganistan, India, Pakistan
India

How Many People Speak

20,000,000.0069,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Doabi
Rekhta

Where They Speak

Pakistan, Punjab, India
South Asia

How Many People Speak

130,000,000.0069,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

303
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

154.30 million104.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.44 %0.99 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

100.00 million61.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

54.30 million43.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
اُردُو

Alternative Names

Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Bihari

French Name

pendjabi
ourdou

German Name

Pandschabi-Sprache
Urdu

Pronunciation

Not Availble
[ˈʊrd̪u]

Ethnicity

Punjabis
Urdu-speaking people

History

Origin

1000 AD
12th Century CE

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian

Branch

Indic
Indic

Language Forms

Early Forms

Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms

Standard Forms

Modern Punjabi
Modern Standard Urdu

Language Position

2320
1 120
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Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Urdu

Scope

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Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

pa
ur

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

pan
urd

ISO 639 2/B

pan
urd

ISO 639 3

pan
urd

ISO 639 6

panj
urd

Glottocode

panj1256
urdu1245

Linguasphere

No data available
59-AAF-q

Types of Language

Language Type

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Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology

Fusional
Fusional

Punjabi and Urdu Alphabets

Punjabi and Urdu Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Punjabi and Urdu. In Punjabi Alphabets there are 53 letters while in Urdu Alphabets there are 52 letters. To learn Punjabi and Urdu languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Punjabi and Urdu languages. The Punjabi phonology consist Punjabi vowels and Punjabi consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Punjabi greetings vs Urdu greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Punjabi and Urdu are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Punjabi and Urdu Speaking population

Punjabi and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Punjabi vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Urdu Language Codes

Punjabi and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.