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Punjabi vs Japanese


Japanese vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Japan  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Palau  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
14  
4

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Kana  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
1,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Fukuoka  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
kansai  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Not Available  

French Name
pendjabi  
japonais  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1185  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Japanese  

Language Position
Not Available  
8  
8

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
pan  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Punjabi and Japanese Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Japanese language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Japanese language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185. 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 Japanese Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Japanese Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Japanese 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 Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.

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