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Kashmiri and Punjabi


Punjabi and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17   
14
9   
6

How Many Consonants
27   
17
41   
30

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
Hach ch'i   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
Not Available   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
Khuda hāfiz   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   
Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Poguli   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Rambani   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
India   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
30   
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
5.42 million   
99+
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
kashmiri   
pendjabi   

German Name
Kaschmiri   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
12th Century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Kashmiri   
Modern Punjabi   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ks   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
kas   
pan   

ISO 639 3
kas   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kash1277   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Kashmiri and Punjabi Speaking population

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

Kashmiri and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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