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Punjabi and Ilocano


Ilocano and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino 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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
41  
30
20  
10

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Agyamanak  

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

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
mangngegda  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Pakada  

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
pendjabi  
ilocano  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
18th 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
23  
21
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
pan  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
panj  
ilo  

Glottocode
panj1256  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Ilocano Speaking population

Punjabi and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Punjabi vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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