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Punjabi and Marathi


Marathi and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
India, Pakistan   
India   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
16   
13

How Many Consonants
41   
30
36   
26

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
pendjabi   
marathe   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
10th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Marathi   

Language Position
Not Available   
17   
15

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

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
mar   

ISO 639 3
pan   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omr   

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

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Punjabi and Marathi Speaking population

Punjabi and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Punjabi vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Marathi Language Codes

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

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