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
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
30
Rank: 24 (Overall)
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
Rank: 12 (Overall)
0.13
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.44 %
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0.11
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
100.00 million
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0.13
873
👆🏻
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