Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
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
Not Available
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 in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Pakistan
India
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
South Asia
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
Not Available
Origin
1000 AD
12th Century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Modern Standard Urdu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Urdu
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
urdu1245
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
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.