Countries
India, Pakistan
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
National Language
India, Pakistan
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Aymara and Guarani Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Rimaykullayki
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Solpayki
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Allillanchu
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Allin tuta
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Wuynas nuchis
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Wuynas tardis
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Wuynus diyas
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
jamuspa
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Pampachaykuway
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
bye
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Kuyayki
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Pampachaway
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Ancash
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Peru
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Huánuco
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Peru
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Peru
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Qhichwa
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
North La Paz Quechua
French Name
pendjabi
quechua
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Quechua-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ˈketʃwa]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Quechua
Origin
1000 AD
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Quechumaran Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Andean Equatorial
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Quechua
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Quechua
Glottocode
panj1256
quec1387
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Punjabi and Quechua Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Punjabi and Quechua greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Quechua language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Quechua word for "Thank You" is Solpayki. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Quechua Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Quechua Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Quechua Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Punjabi and Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.