Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Catalan 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 Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Catalan language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Catalan Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Catalan 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 Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.