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Marathi vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
India  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
9  
6

How Many Consonants
36  
26
41  
30

Scripts
Devanagari  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
23
2,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
12
20,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
1.44 %  
11

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
32
54.30 million  
12

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
marathe  
pendjabi  

German Name
Marathi  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
10th century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
17  
15
Not Available  

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

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
pan  

ISO 639 3
mar  
pan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mara1378  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
omr  
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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Marathi and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Marathi vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Marathi and Punjabi language. History of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th 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 Marathi and Punjabi Language History.

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

Marathi vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Marathi vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi 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 Marathi and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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