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Punjabi and Marathi


Marathi and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
India, Pakistan  
India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
-  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.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)  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
pendjabi  
marathe  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Marathi  

Language Position
23  
21
17  
15

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

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
mar  

ISO 639 3
pan  
mar  

ISO 639 6
panj  
mar  

Glottocode
panj1256  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omr  

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

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Punjabi and Marathi Speaking population

Punjabi and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Punjabi vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Marathi Language Codes

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

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