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Punjabi and Greek


Greek and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Armenian   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
41   
30
17   
7

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Arabic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
pendjabi   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Hellenic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
gre   

ISO 639 3
pan   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
panj1256   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
No data available   
56-AAA-a   

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

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Punjabi and Greek Speaking population

Punjabi and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Punjabi vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Greek Language Codes

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

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