Countries
India, Pakistan
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Slán
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Irish people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Punjabi and Irish 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 Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Irish language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Irish Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.