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Punjabi vs Oriya


Oriya 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  
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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Bengali and Assamese  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
11  
8

How Many Consonants
41  
30
31  
21

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Not Available  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Baleswari  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
India  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Ganjami  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
India  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Kosli  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
520,000.00  
21

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
33.00 million  
34

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.50 %  
29

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
33.00 million  
28

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  

French Name
pendjabi  
oriya  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Oriya-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Odias  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
3 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Standard Odia  

Language Position
Not Available  
32  
26

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
or  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
ori  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
ori  

ISO 639 3
pan  
ori  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
macr1269  

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 Oriya Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Oriya language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Oriya language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Oriya language states that this language originated in 3 BC. 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 Oriya Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Oriya Difficulty

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

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