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Punjabi and Uyghur


Uyghur and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
China   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
China   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region   

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.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Uzbek Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Gokturk Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
41   
30
27   
17

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Ässalamu läykum.   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
rakhmat   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
birdam   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
kachurung   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Khayr khosh   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
sizni yahshi kOrman   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Kachurung   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Turpan   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
China   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Hotan   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
China   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Lop Nur   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
China   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
7   
7

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.12 %   
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
8.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga   

French Name
pendjabi   
ouïgour   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Uigurisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Uyghur   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
11   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Uyghur   

Language Position
Not Available   
98   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
ug   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
uig   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
uig   

ISO 639 3
pan   
uig   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
uigh1240   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Punjabi and Uyghur Speaking population

Punjabi and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Punjabi vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Uyghur Language Codes

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