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Irish vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs 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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Irish and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Punjabi language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 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 Irish and Punjabi Language History.

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

Irish vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Irish vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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