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Punjabi and Greek


Greek and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
3  
12

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Armenian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
41  
30
17  
7

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Arabic, 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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
pendjabi  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Hellenic  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
23  
21
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
gre  

ISO 639 3
pan  
ell  

ISO 639 6
panj  
ells  

Glottocode
panj1256  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
No data available  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Punjabi and Greek Speaking population

Punjabi and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Punjabi vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Greek Language Codes

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

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