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Latvian and Punjabi


Punjabi and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Latvia  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • 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
Lithuanian Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
24  
14
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, 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
Sveiki  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Paldies  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Ar labunakti  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Labvakar  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Labdien  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Labrīt  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
lūdzu  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Piedodiet!  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Uz redzēšanos  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Latvia  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
High Latvian  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
France, Latvia  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
30  
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
1.75 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
latviešu valoda  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Lettish  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
letton  
pendjabi  

German Name
Lettisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
1530  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Baltic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Latvian  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
9  
9
23  
21

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
lv  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
lav  
pan  

ISO 639 3
lav  
pan  

ISO 639 6
lav  
panj  

Glottocode
latv1249  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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

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Latvian and Punjabi Speaking population

Latvian and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 % 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 Latvian and Punjabi on Latvian vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Latvian and Punjabi Language Codes

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