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Punjabi and Cebuano


Cebuano and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
16  
6

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Hoy  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Palihug  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Babay  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Doabi  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
14.50 million  
35

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
pendjabi  
cebuano  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[sɛbuˈɑno]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
16th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
23  
21
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Cebuano Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
pan  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
panj  
ceb  

Glottocode
panj1256  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Cebuano Speaking population

Punjabi and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Punjabi vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Cebuano Language Codes

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