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Punjabi and Japanese


Japanese and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Japan  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Palau  

Regulated By
-  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
14  
4

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Kana  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Nihongo  

French Name
pendjabi  
japonais  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1185  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Japanese  

Language Position
23  
21
8  
8

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
pan  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
panj  
jpn  

Glottocode
panj1256  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Punjabi and Japanese Speaking population

Punjabi and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Punjabi vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Japanese Language Codes

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

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