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Punjabi and Thai


Thai and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Thailand  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Lao Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
32  
21

How Many Consonants
41  
30
44  
33

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Thai  

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
6,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Southern Thai  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,500,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.85 %  
23

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
40.00 million  
15

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
pendjabi  
thaï  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tai  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Thai  

Language Position
Not Available  
47  
34

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
tha  

ISO 639 3
pan  
tha  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
No data available  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Punjabi and Thai Speaking population

Punjabi and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Punjabi vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Thai Language Codes

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

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