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Kannada vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Karnataka, India  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Goa  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
9  
6

How Many Consonants
35  
25
41  
30

Scripts
Kannada Script  
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
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
kannada  
pendjabi  

German Name
Kannada  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
31  
29
23  
21

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
pan  

ISO 639 3
kan  
pan  

ISO 639 6
kan  
panj  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
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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Kannada and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Kannada vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Kannada and Punjabi language. History of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450 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 Kannada and Punjabi Language History.

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

Kannada vs Punjabi Difficulty

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

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