Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
South America
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
-
-
Interesting Facts
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
- 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
Aymara and Guarani Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3153
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
59
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2641
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
64
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Rimaykullayki
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Solpayki
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Allillanchu
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Allin tuta
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Wuynus diyas
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
jamuspa
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Pampachaykuway
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Kuyayki
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Pampachaway
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Ancash
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Peru
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
920,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Huánuco
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Peru
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
190,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Yaru
Doabi
Where They Speak
Peru
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
150,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1030
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
8.90 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.13 %1.44 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.90 million100.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Qhichwa
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
quechua
pendjabi
German Name
Quechua-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Quechua
Punjabis
Origin
16th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Quechumaran Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Andean Equatorial
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Quechua
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
2323
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Quechua
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Macrolanguage
-
ISO 639 1
qu
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
que
pan
ISO 639 2/B
que
pan
ISO 639 3
que
pan
ISO 639 6
que
panj
Glottocode
quec1387
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
-
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Fusional