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Catalan and Punjabi


Punjabi and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Spain   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
23   
13
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
Gràcies   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
Bona nit   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
Sisplau   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
Perdó!   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
Adéu   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
T'estimo   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
català   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
pendjabi   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Modern Punjabi   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
pan   

ISO 639 3
cat   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Punjabi Speaking population

Catalan and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available 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 Catalan and Punjabi on Catalan vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Punjabi Language Codes

Catalan and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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