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Punjabi vs Marwari


Marwari vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Rajastan, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Rajastan, 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  
Nepal, Pakistan  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Gujarati Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
10  
7

How Many Consonants
41  
30
32  
22

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
khammaghani  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
dhanyavaad  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Kikan ho sa?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
shubh raatri  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Shubh Honjh  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Shubh Befar  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Shubh Havar  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
kirpa  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Maaf Karo  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
bye  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
main tanne pyaar karoon  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
maaf karo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Jogi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
India  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Bagri  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
India  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Dhundhari  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.21 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
14.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Marwari  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  

French Name
pendjabi  
marvari  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Marwari  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Marwari or Marwadi  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
16  

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  
Marwari  

Language Position
Not Available  
72  
99+

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

Scope
Not Available  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
mwr  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
mwr  

ISO 639 3
pan  
mwr  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
raja1256  

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 Marwari Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Marwari language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Marwari language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Marwari language states that this language originated in 16. 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 Marwari Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Marwari Difficulty

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

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