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Punjabi and Kurdish


Kurdish and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

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  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
8  
5

How Many Consonants
41  
30
29  
19

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
4 weeks  
2

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
2,500,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Eastern Iraq  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
20.00 million  
30

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  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Kurdish  

Language Position
23  
21
14  
13

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
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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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.

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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.

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