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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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