Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Wales
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Wales
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Argentina, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Welsh Language Commissioner
  
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.
  
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
English Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
British Language
  
Alphabets in
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Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Helô
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Diolch
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Sut ydych chi?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Nos da
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Noswaith dda
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
P'nawn da
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Bore da
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
os gwelwch yn dda
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Hwyl
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Dw i'n dy garu di
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Esgusodwch fi
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Patagonian Welsh
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Argentina
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Y Wyndodeg
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Gwynedd
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Y Bowyseg
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Powys
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
7.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
7.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Cymraeg
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
gallois
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Kymrisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Welsh people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Brythonic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Welsh
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
cy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
cym
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
wel
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
cym
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
wels1247
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
50-ABA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Historical
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Punjabi and Welsh 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 Welsh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Welsh language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Welsh word for "Thank You" is Diolch. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Welsh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Welsh Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.