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Japanese and Punjabi


Punjabi and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Japan   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
14   
4
41   
30

Scripts
Kana   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
日本語   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
japonais   
pendjabi   

German Name
Japanisch   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
1185   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
pan   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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Japanese and Punjabi Speaking population

Japanese and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Punjabi on Japanese vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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