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Punjabi and Dutch


Dutch and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   

Second Language
Pakistan   
South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
France, Germany, Indonesia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   

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.
  
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
German and English Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
6   
3

How Many Consonants
41   
30
21   
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Hallo   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
dankjewel   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
hoe gaat het met je?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
goede Nacht   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
goedenavond   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
goedemiddag   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
goedemorgen   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
alsjeblieft   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
sorry   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
vaarwel   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Ik hou van jou   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
pardon   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Gronings   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Netherlands   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
590,000.00   
32

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Low Saxon   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
4,000,000.00   
16

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Limburgian   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Belgium, Netherlands   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,300,000.00   
18

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
7   
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
22.00 million   
35

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
6.00 million   
25

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Nederlands   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Hollands, Nederlands   

French Name
pendjabi   
néerlandais; flamand   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Niederländisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Dutch people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
AD 450-500   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Germanic   

Branch
Indic   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Standard Dutch   

Language Position
Not Available   
48   
35

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
nl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
nld   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
dut   

ISO 639 3
pan   
nld   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
mode1257   

Linguasphere
No data available   
52-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Punjabi and Dutch Speaking population

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

Punjabi and Dutch Language Codes

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

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