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Punjabi
Punjabi

Kurdish
Kurdish



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Countries

Countries

India, Pakistan
Iraq, Kurdistan

Total No. Of Countries

22
0 46
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National Language

India, Pakistan
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey

Second Language

Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Middle East

Minority Language

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

Regulated By

-
-

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.
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

Similar To

Hindi Language
Farsi Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

5333
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

98
0 32
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How Many Consonants

4129
9 60
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Scripts

Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

44
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks4 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Silaw

Thank You

ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Sipas

How Are You?

ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Tu çawa yî?

Good Night

ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Şev xweş

Good Evening

ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Evare baş

Good Afternoon

ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Nee-wa-rowt bash

Good Morning

ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Bayanit bash

Please

ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Bê zehmet

Sorry

ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bibûre

Bye

ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Be xêr çî

I Love You

ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Ez te hez dikem

Excuse Me

ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Bê zehmet

Dialects

Dialect 1

Pothohari
Northern Kurdish

Where They Speak

Pakistan
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Saraiki
Central Kurdish

Where They Speak

Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran

How Many People Speak

20,000,000.005,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Doabi
Southern Kurdish

Where They Speak

Pakistan, Punjab, India
Eastern Iraq

How Many People Speak

130,000,000.003,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

303
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

154.30 million28.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.44 %0.31 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

100.00 million21.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

54.30 million20.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди

Alternative Names

Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Kurdî, کوردی‎

French Name

pendjabi
kurde

German Name

Pandschabi-Sprache
Kurdisch

Pronunciation

Not Availble
[kʊɾdɪʃ]

Ethnicity

Punjabis
Kurds

History

Origin

1000 AD
16th century CE

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian

Branch

Indic
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish

Standard Forms

Modern Punjabi
Kurdish

Language Position

2314
1 120
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Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)
Kurdish Sign Language

Scope

-
Macrolanguage

Code

ISO 639 1

pa
ku

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

pan
kur

ISO 639 2/B

pan
kur

ISO 639 3

pan
kur

ISO 639 6

panj
kur

Glottocode

panj1256
kurd1259

Linguasphere

No data available
58-AAA-a

Types of Language

Language Type

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Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional
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Punjabi and Kurdish Alphabets

Punjabi and Kurdish Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Punjabi and Kurdish. In Punjabi Alphabets there are 53 letters while in Kurdish Alphabets there are 33 letters. To learn Punjabi and Kurdish languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Punjabi and Kurdish languages. The Punjabi phonology consist Punjabi vowels and Punjabi consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Punjabi greetings vs Kurdish greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Punjabi and Kurdish are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Punjabi and Kurdish Speaking population

Punjabi and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Punjabi vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Kurdish Language Codes

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