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Kashmiri and Punjabi


Punjabi and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17  
14
9  
6

How Many Consonants
27  
17
41  
30

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
سہا مسا  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Hach ch'i  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
مهربانی کر  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Khuda hāfiz  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Poguli  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,100,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Rambani  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
India  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
5,600,000.00  
36
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
30  
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
5.42 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
kashmiri  
pendjabi  

German Name
Kaschmiri  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
12th Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Kashmiri  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
23  
21
23  
21

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

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ks  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
kas  
pan  

ISO 639 3
kas  
pan  

ISO 639 6
kas  
panj  

Glottocode
kash1277  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Kashmiri and Punjabi Speaking population

Kashmiri and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 % 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 Kashmiri and Punjabi on Kashmiri vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kashmiri and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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