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Punjabi and Gujarati


Gujarati and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia  

Regulated By
Not Available  
NA  

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.
  
  • Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
  • Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Bengali Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
8  
5

How Many Consonants
41  
30
31  
21

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
18 weeks  
4

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
નમસ્તે (namaste)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
કેમ છો (kem cho?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
બાય (Bāya)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Kathiyawadi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Kharwa  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.74 %  
24

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
50.00 million  
22

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi  

French Name
pendjabi  
goudjrati  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Gujarati-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Gujaratis  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
15  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Gujarati  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Modern Gujarati  

Language Position
Not Available  
23  
19

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
gu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
guj  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
guj  

ISO 639 3
pan  
guj  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
guja1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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

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Punjabi and Gujarati Speaking population

Punjabi and Gujarati speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Gujarati languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Gujarati Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Gujarati language is 0.74 %. 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 Gujarati on Punjabi vs Gujarati where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Gujarati Language Codes

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