Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Galicia
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
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.
  
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Ola
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Grazas
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Que tal estás?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Boas noites
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Bos días
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Por favor
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Síntoo!
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Adeus
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Ámote
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Perdoe!
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Eastern Galician
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
East Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Central Galician
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Central Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Western Galician
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
West Galicia
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
2.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Galego
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Galego, Gallego
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
galicien
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Galicisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
c. 1175
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Galician
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
gl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
glg
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
glg
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
glg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
gali1258
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-ab
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Galician 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 Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Galician language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Galician Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.