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Punjabi and Norwegian


Norwegian and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Norway   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Norway   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe, South America   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Nynorsk   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Norwegian Language Council   

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.
  
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Swedish and Danish Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
41   
30
20   
10

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
hallo   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
takk   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
god natt   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
god kveld   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
god ettermiddag   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
god morgen   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Vær så snill   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
unnskyld   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
ha det   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Jeg Elsker Deg   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
unnskyld meg   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Jamtlandic   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Jamtland,Harjedalen   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
30,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Sognamål   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Sogn   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Hallingmål-Valdris   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Hallingdal, Valdres   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
19   
17

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
5.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Norsk   

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

French Name
pendjabi   
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Nynorsk   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian) [nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Norwegians   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1300 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Germanic   

Branch
Indic   
Northern (Scandinavian)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Nynorsk, Bokmål   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Norwegian   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
no   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
nor   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
nor   

ISO 639 3
pan   
nor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
norw1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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

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Punjabi and Norwegian Speaking population

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

Punjabi and Norwegian Language Codes

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

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