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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   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
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   
10
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
Not Available   
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

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
Not Available   
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
54.30 million   
12

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   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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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