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Galician vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Galicia  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
19  
9
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Grazas  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Boas noites  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Bos días  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
Por favor  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

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

Bye
Adeus  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Ámote  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

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

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
30  
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.44 %  
11

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
54.30 million  
12

Native Name
Galego  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
galicien  
pendjabi  

German Name
Galicisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Modern Punjabi  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
pan  

ISO 639 3
glg  
pan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gali1258  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Galician and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Galician vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Galician and Punjabi language. History of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175 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 Galician and Punjabi Language History.

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Galician 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 Galician and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Punjabi language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Galician vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Galician vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician 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 Galician and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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