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Punjabi vs Estonian


Estonian vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Estonia, European Union  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Estonia, Gambia  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Denmark, Russia, Sweden  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Institute of the Estonian Language  

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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Finnish  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
18  
8

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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)  
Tere  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
aitäh  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
kuidas sul läheb  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Head ööd  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Tere õhtust  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Tere päevast  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Tere hommikust  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Palun  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Vabandust  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Head aega  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
ma armastan sind  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Vabandage  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Keskmurre  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Tartu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Georgia, South Estonia  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Idamurre  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
Not Available  

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
0.95 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
eesti keel  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Eesti keel  

French Name
pendjabi  
estonien  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Estnisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Estonians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
13th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Uralic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Finno-Ugric  

Branch
Indic  
Finnic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Estonian  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Estonian Sign Language  

Scope
Not Available  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
et  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
est  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
est  

ISO 639 3
pan  
est  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
esto1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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Punjabi and Estonian Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Estonian language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Estonian language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Estonian language states that this language originated in 13th century. 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 Estonian Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Estonian Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Estonian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Estonian 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 Estonian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Estonian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Estonian time required is 44 weeks.

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