Countries
India, Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Total No. Of Countries
24
0
46
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National Language
India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Pakistan
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5351
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
911
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4140
9
60
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
42
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Chakma
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saraiki
Hajong
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0071,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Doabi
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
India
How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00230,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
3025
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million215.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.44 %3.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
100.00 million196.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million19.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
pendjabi
bengali
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
1000 AD
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indic
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Bengali
Language Position
234
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Bengali
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
pa
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pan
ben
ISO 639 2/B
pan
ben
ISO 639 3
pan
ben
ISO 639 6
panj
ben
Glottocode
panj1256
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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