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Punjabi vs French


French vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
32   
3

National Language
India, Pakistan   
France   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
6   
3

How Many Consonants
41   
30
20   
10

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
bonjour   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Merci   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Bonjour   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
désolé   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
au revoir   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
African French   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Africa   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
français   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Français   

French Name
pendjabi   
français   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Romance   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
fre   

ISO 639 3
pan   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
panj1256   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Punjabi and French Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and French language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Punjabi vs French Difficulty

The Punjabi vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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