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French vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs 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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French and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of French vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of French and Punjabi language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Punjabi Language History.

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French and Punjabi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Punjabi language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common French Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Punjabi Difficulty

The French vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Punjabi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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