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Punjabi and Konkani


Konkani and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
India  

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
-  
Govenment of Goa  

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Marathi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
16  
13

How Many Consonants
41  
30
36  
26

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Namaskar  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Dev Borem Korum  

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

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Rati Boren Zavonn  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Sanj Borem Zavonn  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Dis Borem Zavonn  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Chike  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Maf kor  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Adeus  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
hav tujo mog korta.  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
upkar korxi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Antruz  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Goa  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
-  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
-  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
1  
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Kōṅkaṇī  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  

French Name
pendjabi  
konkani  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Konkani  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
kõkɳi  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Konkanis  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1209 A.D.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Kokani  

Language Position
23  
21
23  
21

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

Scope
-  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
kok  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
kok  

ISO 639 3
pan  
kok  

ISO 639 6
panj  
kok  

Glottocode
panj1256  
goan1235  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Konkani Speaking population

Punjabi and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Punjabi vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Konkani Language Codes

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