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Punjabi and Catalan


Catalan and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
-  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
23  
13

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Hola  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Bon dia  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Sisplau  

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

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Adéu  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
català  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
pendjabi  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
23  
21
32  
30

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
cat  

ISO 639 3
pan  
cat  

ISO 639 6
panj  
cat  

Glottocode
panj1256  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Catalan Speaking population

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

Punjabi and Catalan Language Codes

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