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Dutch and Punjabi


Punjabi and Dutch


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
South Africa  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • 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
German and English Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
21  
11
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
dankjewel  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
goede Nacht  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
goedenavond  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
goedemiddag  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
goedemorgen  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
alsjeblieft  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
sorry  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
vaarwel  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Ik hou van jou  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
pardon  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gronings  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Netherlands  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
590,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Low Saxon  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Limburgian  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
22.00 million  
35
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
Nederlands  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
néerlandais; flamand  
pendjabi  

German Name
Niederländisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Dutch people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
AD 450-500  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Western  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
48  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
nl  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nld  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
dut  
pan  

ISO 639 3
nld  
pan  

ISO 639 6
nld  
panj  

Glottocode
mode1257  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
52-ACB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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All Dutch 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 Dutch and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Dutch and Punjabi Speaking population

Dutch and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Punjabi on Dutch vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dutch and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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