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Punjabi vs Norwegian


Norwegian vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Norway   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Norway   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe, South America   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Norwegian Language Council   

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.
  
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Swedish and Danish Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
41   
30
20   
10

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
hallo   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
takk   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
god natt   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
god kveld   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
god ettermiddag   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
god morgen   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Vær så snill   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
unnskyld   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
ha det   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Jeg Elsker Deg   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
unnskyld meg   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Jamtlandic   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Jamtland,Harjedalen   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
30,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Sognamål   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Sogn   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Hallingmål-Valdris   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Hallingdal, Valdres   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
19   
17

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
5.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Norsk   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Norsk   

French Name
pendjabi   
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Nynorsk   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian) [nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Norwegians   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1300 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Germanic   

Branch
Indic   
Northern (Scandinavian)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Nynorsk, Bokmål   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Norwegian   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
no   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
nor   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
nor   

ISO 639 3
pan   
nor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
norw1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Punjabi and Norwegian Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Norwegian language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Norwegian language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Norwegian language states that this language originated in c. 1300 AD. 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 Norwegian Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Norwegian Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Norwegian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Norwegian 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 Norwegian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Norwegian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Norwegian time required is 24 weeks.

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