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Irish and Punjabi


Punjabi and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ireland  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Ireland  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
13  
3
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
36 weeks  
13
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
le do thoil  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Slán  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Pakistan  

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

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
30  
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
pendjabi  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
c. 750  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Goidelic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
25  
23
23  
21

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
pan  

ISO 639 3
gle  
pan  

ISO 639 6
gle  
panj  

Glottocode
iris1253  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Irish and Punjabi Speaking population

Irish and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Punjabi on Irish vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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