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Punjabi
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Punjabi Language

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Countries

Countries

India, Pakistan

Total No. Of Countries

2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
0 46
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National Language

India, Pakistan

Second Language

Pakistan

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America

Regulated By

Not Available

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.

Similar To

Hindi Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

53
Rank: 32 (Overall)
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

9
Rank: 6 (Overall)
0 32
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How Many Consonants

41
Rank: 30 (Overall)
9 60
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Scripts

Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

4
Rank: 3 (Overall)
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks
Rank: 3 (Overall)
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)

Thank You

ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)

How Are You?

ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)

Good Night

ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)

Good Evening

ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)

Good Afternoon

ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)

Good Morning

ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)

Please

ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)

Sorry

ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)

Bye

ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)

I Love You

ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)

Excuse Me

ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Pothohari

Where They Speak

Pakistan

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.00
Rank: 22 (Overall)
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Saraiki

Where They Speak

Afganistan, India, Pakistan

How Many People Speak

20,000,000.00
Rank: 5 (Overall)
700 80000000
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Dialect 3

Doabi

Where They Speak

Pakistan, Punjab, India

How Many People Speak

Not Available
1400 96000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

30
Rank: 24 (Overall)
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

154.30 million
Rank: 12 (Overall)
0.13 1200
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Speaking Population

1.44 %
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0.11 89
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Native Speakers

100.00 million
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0.13 873
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Second Language Speakers

54.30 million
Rank: 12 (Overall)
0.01 400
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Native Name

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی

Alternative Names

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

French Name

pendjabi

German Name

Pandschabi-Sprache

Pronunciation

Not Availble

Ethnicity

Punjabis

History

Origin

1000 AD

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian

Branch

Indic

Language Forms

Early Forms

Shauraseni, Kaikeyi

Standard Forms

Modern Punjabi

Language Position

Not Available
1 120
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Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)

Scope

Not Available

Code

ISO 639 1

pa

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

pan

ISO 639 2/B

pan

ISO 639 3

pan

ISO 639 6

Not Available

Glottocode

panj1256

Linguasphere

No data available

Types of Language

Language Type

Not Available

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional

Origin of Punjabi language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Punjabi language is one of the Most Spoken Languages. The origin of Punjabi language states that it was put to use in 1000 AD. The history of Punjabi language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Punjabi Language History.The evolution of Punjabi language began with early forms such as Shauraseni, Kaikeyi. Modern Punjabi is the standard form of Punjabi language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Punjabi Language.

Punjabi population

Punjabi population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Punjabi language. Punjabi language is spoken by 154.30 million people in the world. Most of the Punjabi population lies in the Punjabi Speaking Countries. Punjabi language is spoken as first language by 100.00 million people and as second language by about 54.30 million people. Get to know Punjabi speaking population in detail.

Punjabi writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Punjabi writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Punjabi language. Some languages share common writing systems. Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi script is used by Punjabi language. Learn more about . 

Information about Punjabi language

Check out all the information about Punjabi language here. You may find it interesting to learn Punjabi Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Punjabi Speaking Countries, Punjabi speaking continents and Punjabi Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Punjabi countries knowing common Punjabi Greetings will help you in communicating with Punjabi people.