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Punjabi and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Hindi and Urdu Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
17   
14

How Many Consonants
41   
30
27   
17

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Assalām ‘alaikum   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Hach t'ochoktiya   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Hach ch'i   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Khuda hāfiz   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Kashtawari   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Poguli   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Pogul and Paristan valleys   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Rambani   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
5.42 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   

French Name
pendjabi   
kashmiri   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Kaschmiri   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[kəːʃur]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Kashmiris or koshur   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
12th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Kashmiri   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
ks   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
kas   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
kas   

ISO 639 3
pan   
kas   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
kash1277   

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

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Punjabi and Kashmiri Speaking population

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

Punjabi and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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