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Catalan and Punjabi


Punjabi and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Spain  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
23  
13
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Gràcies  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

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

Good Night
Bona nit  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
Sisplau  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Perdó!  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Adéu  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
T'estimo  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
30  
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
català  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
pendjabi  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
32  
30
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
pan  

ISO 639 3
cat  
pan  

ISO 639 6
cat  
panj  

Glottocode
stan1289  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Catalan and Punjabi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Catalan and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Punjabi Speaking population

Catalan and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Catalan and Punjabi on Catalan vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Punjabi Language Codes

Catalan and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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