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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
Not Available   
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   
22
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Spain   

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 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
5.10 million   
28

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   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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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 Not Available. 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

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

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