Punjabi and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Punjabi and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Punjabi and Indonesian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Punjabi as minority language: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Punjabi and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Punjabi vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Punjabi and Indonesian Regulators
Punjabi and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Punjabi and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Punjabi is not regulated.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Punjabi and Indonesian Language History.
Punjabi and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Punjabi and Indonesian continents in which Punjabi and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Punjabi and Indonesian. Most of the Punjabi speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Punjabi and Indonesian languages:
Punjabi 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.
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
The Punjabi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi Language whereas Punjabi language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.