About Chinese (Simplified) Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Chinese is the official language of China and Hong Kong. The simplified characters are one of the major written scripts in China. These characters are not only used in China but other places in the world. Most of the children studying in Malaysia and Singapore all know simplified Chinese. They are also used in Hong Kong, Taiwan and even Japan. The traditional characters have been a choice in books and texts majorly. However in the modern era it covers the majority of contemporary Chinese text. In China the dialect of Chinese people is known as mandarin. It is studied with simplified characters of Chinese. You will be surprised to know that simplified characters are not used for writing. About 1.3 billion people in the world speak Chinese language.
About Punjabi Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language. It is spoken by the Punjabi people. The natives of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India speak Punjabi. Punjabi is the 9th most widely spoken language and is one of the most popular languages in Pakistan. It is the 11th most widely spoken language in India. It is also the third most spoken native language in the Subcontinent. Punjabi is also the third most spoken language in England. It is also a well-known language in Canada. Punjabi has made its way to many other parts of the world including the United Arab Emirates, the United States, France, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and the Netherlands. There are about 113 million native speakers all around the world. It is spoken by people in the Punjab province in Pakistan. In India, Punjabi is spoken by 31.1 million people (as of 2011) and is the official language of Punjab.
