Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Pakistan
National Language
Pakistan
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Pakistan
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
خوش آمديد
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
براہ مہربانی
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
معاف کرنا
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
الوداع
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Pothohari
Where They Speak
India
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Saraiki
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Asia
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
اُردُو
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Bihari
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
ourdou
pendjabi
German Name
Urdu
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Not Available
Punjabis
Origin
12th Century CE
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
panj1256
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Urdu and Punjabi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Urdu and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Punjabi Speaking population
Urdu and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Urdu and Punjabi on Urdu vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Punjabi Language Codes
Urdu and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.