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Punjabi and Arabic


Arabic and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
23   
4

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Amharic and Hebrew   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
8   
5

How Many Consonants
41   
30
28   
18

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
مرحبا   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
شكرا   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
كيف حالك؟   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
تصبح على خير   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
مساء الخير   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
مساء الخير   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
صباح الخير   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
من فضلك   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
آسف   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
وداعا   

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
اعذرني   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Maghrebi   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia   

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Sudanese   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Sudan   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
17,000,000.00   
6

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Levantine   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Cyprus, Levant   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000,000.00   
3

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
452.00 million   
4

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
4.43 %   
6

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
206.00 million   
6

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
246.00 million   
2

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
(al arabiya) العربية   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic   

French Name
pendjabi   
arabe   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Arabisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Arabs   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
512 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Semitic   

Branch
Indic   
North Arabic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Modern Standard Arabic   

Language Position
Not Available   
25   
21

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Arabic   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
ar   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
ara   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
ara   

ISO 639 3
pan   
ara   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
arab1395   

Linguasphere
No data available   
12-AAC   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Punjabi and Arabic Speaking population

Punjabi and Arabic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Arabic languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Arabic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 %. 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 Punjabi and Arabic on Punjabi vs Arabic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Arabic Language Codes

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

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