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Punjabi and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
2   
13

National Language
France   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
9   
6

How Many Consonants
20   
10
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
Merci   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
désolé   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
au revoir   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
African French   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
français   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Français   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
français   
pendjabi   

German Name
Französisch   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
pan   

ISO 639 3
fra   
pan   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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French and Punjabi Speaking population

French and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of French and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Punjabi on French vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Punjabi Language Codes

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