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Punjabi and Basque


Basque and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
France, Spain  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

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

Regulated By
-  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Spanish  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Kaixo  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Gabon  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Arratsalde on  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Egun on  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Mesedez  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Barkatu  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Agur  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
France  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
750,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
7.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Euskara  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
pendjabi  
basque  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[bɑːsk]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Basque people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Basque  

Language Position
23  
21
30  
28

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Basque Sign Language  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
baq  

ISO 639 3
pan  
eus  

ISO 639 6
panj  
eus  

Glottocode
panj1256  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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

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Punjabi and Basque Speaking population

Punjabi and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Punjabi and Basque on Punjabi vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Basque Language Codes

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

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