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Punjabi vs Turkish


Turkish vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
11  
5

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Turkey  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
8  
5

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Merhaba  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
günaydın  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
lütfen  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
üzgünüm  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Hoşçakal  

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
26,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
480,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
140,000.00  
26

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.95 %  
21

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
pendjabi  
turc  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Turkish  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Turkic  

Branch
Indic  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
Not Available  
19  
17

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
tur  

ISO 639 3
pan  
tur  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
No data available  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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Punjabi and Turkish Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Turkish language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. 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 Turkish Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Turkish Difficulty

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

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