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Punjabi vs Bengali


Bengali vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
11  
8

How Many Consonants
41  
30
40  
29

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
pendjabi  
bengali  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Bengali  

Language Position
Not Available  
4  
4

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
ben  

ISO 639 3
pan  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Punjabi and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Bengali language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Punjabi and Bengali Language History.

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Punjabi and Bengali Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Punjabi and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Bengali language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Bengali Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Bengali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Punjabi and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.

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