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Punjabi vs Kannada


Kannada vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
14  
11

How Many Consonants
41  
30
35  
25

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
540,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
220,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
11.00 million  
21

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
pendjabi  
kannada  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
Not Available  
31  
25

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
kan  

ISO 639 3
pan  
kan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Punjabi and Kannada Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Kannada language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. 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 Kannada Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Kannada Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.

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