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Punjabi vs Sanskrit


Sanskrit 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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Sanskrit-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
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Not Available  

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
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
Not Available  

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
14.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Not Available  

French Name
pendjabi  
sanskrit  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Sanskrit  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
san  

ISO 639 3
pan  
san  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Ancient  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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Punjabi and Sanskrit Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Sanskrit language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Sanskrit language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Sanskrit language states that this language originated in 2000 B.C.. 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 Sanskrit Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Sanskrit Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.

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