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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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