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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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