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Punjabi vs Esperanto


Esperanto vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
East Asia, European Union, South America  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
3  
12

National Language
India, Pakistan  
East Asia, European Union  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Central Europe, East Asia, Eastern Europe, South America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Akademio de Esperanto  

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.
  
  • The most widely spoken constructed language in the world is Esperanto.
  • Esperanto is an artificial international language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
27  
17

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Halo  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Dankon  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Kiel vi sanas?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Bonan nokton  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Bonan vesperon  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Bonan posttagmezon  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Bonan matenon  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Mi petas  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Mi bedaŭras!  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Ĝis poste  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Mi amas vin  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Pardonu!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Not present  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Not present  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Not present  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
Not Available  

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
0.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
2.00 million  
34

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Esperanto  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Eo, La Lingvo Internacia  

French Name
pendjabi  
espéranto  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Esperanto  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[espeˈranto]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1887  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Proto-Esperanto  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Esperanto  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signuno  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
eo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
epo  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
epo  

ISO 639 3
pan  
epo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
espe1235  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAB-da  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Constructed  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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Punjabi and Esperanto Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Esperanto language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Esperanto language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Esperanto language states that this language originated in 1887. 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 Esperanto Language History.

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Punjabi and Esperanto 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 Esperanto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Esperanto language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Esperanto word for "Thank You" is Dankon. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Esperanto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Esperanto Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Esperanto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Esperanto 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 Esperanto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Esperanto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Esperanto time required is 6 weeks.

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