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Punjabi and Persian


Persian and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   

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.
  
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Pashto and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
6   
3

How Many Consonants
41   
30
23   
13

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Arabic   

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)   
سلام   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
متشکرم   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
چطور هستید?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
شب بخیر   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
عصر بخیر   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
بعد از ظهر بخیر   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
صبح به خیر   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
لطفا   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
متاسف   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
خدا حافظ   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
من شما را دوست دارم   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
ببخشيد!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Western Persian   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Iran, Iraq   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
47,000,000.00   
7

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Dari Persian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Afganistan   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
12,500,000.00   
7

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Tajik Persian   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
7,900,000.00   
6

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
65.00 million   
26

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
65.00 million   
17

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
فارسی   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   

French Name
pendjabi   
persan   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Persisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Persian people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Old Persian and Middle Persian   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Persian   

Language Position
Not Available   
23   
19

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Persian Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
fa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
fas   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
per   

ISO 639 3
pan   
pes   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
fars1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Punjabi and Persian Speaking population

Punjabi and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Punjabi vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Persian Language Codes

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