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Punjabi and Kannada


Kannada and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
-  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
14  
11

How Many Consonants
41  
30
35  
25

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
pendjabi  
kannada  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
23  
21
31  
29

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
kan  

ISO 639 3
pan  
kan  

ISO 639 6
panj  
kan  

Glottocode
panj1256  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Kannada Speaking population

Punjabi and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Punjabi vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Kannada Language Codes

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

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