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Punjabi vs Swedish


Swedish vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Sweden   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Finland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Antartica, Europe   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish 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.
  
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Norwegian and Danish Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
41   
30
18   
8

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
hej   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
tacka dig   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
hur mår du   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
godnatt   

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

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
god eftermiddag   

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

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
vänligen   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
ledsen   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
hej då   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
jag älskar dig   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
ursäkta mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Gabon   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
78,000,000.00   
6

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Georgia   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
78,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
96,000,000.00   
1

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
79   
33

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
8.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Svenska   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Ruotsi, Svenska   

French Name
pendjabi   
suédois   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Schwedisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Swedes, Finland Swedes   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
13th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Germanic   

Branch
Indic   
Northern (Scandinavian)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Old Swedish   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Standard Swedish   

Language Position
Not Available   
89   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
sv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
swe   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
swe   

ISO 639 3
pan   
swe   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
swed1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
52-AAA-ck to -cw   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Punjabi and Swedish Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Swedish language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Swedish language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Swedish language states that this language originated in 13th Century. 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 Swedish Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Swedish Difficulty

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

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