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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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