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Welsh vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Wales   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
English Language   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
British Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
21   
11
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
Diolch   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
Nos da   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
Bore da   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
Hwyl   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Powys   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
30   
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Cymraeg   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
gallois   
pendjabi   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Brythonic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
Modern Punjabi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
pan   

ISO 639 3
cym   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
wels1247   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Welsh and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Welsh vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Welsh and Punjabi language. History of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Welsh and Punjabi Language History.

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

Welsh vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Welsh vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Welsh Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Welsh and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Welsh and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Welsh is 30 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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