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Punjabi and Basque


Basque and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
France, Spain   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Spanish   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
21   
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Kaixo   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Gabon   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Egun on   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Mesedez   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
Barkatu   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Agur   

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
France   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
7.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
pendjabi   
basque   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Basque people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Basque   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
baq   

ISO 639 3
pan   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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

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Punjabi and Basque Speaking population

Punjabi and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available. 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 Basque on Punjabi vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Basque Language Codes

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

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