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Punjabi and Bulgarian


Bulgarian and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Bulgaria, European Union  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Bulgaria  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Institute for the Bulgarian language  

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 only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
  • The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Macedonian language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
41  
30
36  
26

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Cyrillic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Как си? (Kak si?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Добър ден (Dobãr den)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Моля (Molja)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Довиждане (Doviždane)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Обичам те (Običam te)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bulgaria  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Panagyurishte  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Bulgaria  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Pirdop  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Bulgaria  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
58  
32

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
Not Available  

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
7.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
български (bãlgarski)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Balgarski  

French Name
pendjabi  
bulgare  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Bulgarisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Slavic  

Branch
Indic  
Southern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Standard Bulgarian  

Language Position
Not Available  
88  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Bulgarian Sign Language  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
bg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
bul  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
bul  

ISO 639 3
pan  
bul  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
buls  

Glottocode
panj1256  
bulg1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
53-AAA-hb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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

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Punjabi and Bulgarian Speaking population

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

Punjabi and Bulgarian Language Codes

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