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Punjabi and Latvian


Latvian and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Latvia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Latvian State Language Center   

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
41   
30
24   
14

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
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)   
Sveiki   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Paldies   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Labdien   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Labrīt   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
lūdzu   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Latvia   

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Latvia   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Lettish   

French Name
pendjabi   
letton   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1530   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Baltic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Latvian   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
lav   

ISO 639 3
pan   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
No data available   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Punjabi and Latvian Speaking population

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

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