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Punjabi vs Konkani


Konkani vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Govenment of Goa  

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Marathi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
16  
13

How Many Consonants
41  
30
36  
26

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Namaskar  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Dev Borem Korum  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
kaso assa?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Rati Boren Zavonn  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Sanj Borem Zavonn  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Dis Borem Zavonn  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Chike  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Maf kor  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Adeus  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
hav tujo mog korta.  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
upkar korxi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Antruz  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Goa  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Not Available  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Kōṅkaṇī  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  

French Name
pendjabi  
konkani  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Konkani  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
kõkɳi  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Konkanis  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1209 A.D.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Kokani  

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

Scope
Not Available  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
kok  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
kok  

ISO 639 3
pan  
kok  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
goan1235  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Punjabi and Konkani Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Konkani language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Konkani language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Konkani language states that this language originated in 1209 A.D.. 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 Konkani Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Konkani Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Konkani difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Konkani 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 Konkani are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Konkani, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Konkani time required is 4 weeks.

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