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Filipino vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Philippines  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
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  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Salamat  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

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

Good Night
magandang gabi  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
Mangyaring  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Paalam  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

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

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Waray  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
filipino  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

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

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
pendjabi  

German Name
Pilipino  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
34  
32
23  
21

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
pan  

ISO 639 3
fil  
pan  

ISO 639 6
fil  
panj  

Glottocode
fili1244  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Filipino and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Punjabi language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Filipino and Punjabi Language History.

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

Filipino vs Punjabi Difficulty

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

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