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Punjabi and Uyghur


Uyghur and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
China  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
China  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
-  
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  

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.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Uzbek Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Gokturk Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
27  
17

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Ässalamu läykum.  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
rakhmat  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
تۆنۈگۈن خەير  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
birdam  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
kachurung  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Khayr khosh  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
sizni yahshi kOrman  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Kachurung  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Turpan  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
China  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Hotan  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
China  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Lop Nur  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
China  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
25,000,000.00  
21

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
7  
7

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  

French Name
pendjabi  
ouïgour  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Uigurisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Uyghur  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
11  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Uyghur  

Language Position
23  
21
98  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Uyghur  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ug  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
uig  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
uig  

ISO 639 3
pan  
uig  

ISO 639 6
panj  
uig  

Glottocode
panj1256  
uigh1240  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Uyghur Speaking population

Punjabi and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Punjabi vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Uyghur Language Codes

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

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