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Punjabi and Estonian


Estonian and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Estonia, European Union  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Estonia, Gambia  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Denmark, Russia, Sweden  

Regulated By
-  
Institute of the Estonian Language  

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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Finnish  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Estonian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
18  
8

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Tere  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
aitäh  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
kuidas sul läheb  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Head ööd  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Tere õhtust  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Tere päevast  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Tere hommikust  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Palun  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Vabandust  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Head aega  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
ma armastan sind  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Vabandage  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Keskmurre  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
1,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Tartu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Georgia, South Estonia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
1,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Idamurre  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
0.95 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
1.10 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
eesti keel  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Eesti keel  

French Name
pendjabi  
estonien  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Estnisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Estonians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
13th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Uralic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Finno-Ugric  

Branch
Indic  
Finnic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Estonian  

Language Position
23  
21
22  
20

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Estonian Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
et  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
est  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
est  

ISO 639 3
pan  
est  

ISO 639 6
panj  
est  

Glottocode
panj1256  
esto1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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

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Punjabi and Estonian Speaking population

Punjabi and Estonian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Estonian languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Estonian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Estonian language is 0.03 %. 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 Estonian on Punjabi vs Estonian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Estonian Language Codes

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

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