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Punjabi and Welsh


Welsh and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Wales  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
English Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
British Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Helô  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Diolch  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Nos da  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Bore da  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Hwyl  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Gwynedd  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Powys  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
700,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Cymraeg  

French Name
pendjabi  
gallois  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Celtic  

Branch
Indic  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Welsh  

Language Position
23  
21
31  
29

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Welsh Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
wel  

ISO 639 3
pan  
cym  

ISO 639 6
panj  
cym  

Glottocode
panj1256  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Punjabi and Welsh Speaking population

Punjabi and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. 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 Welsh on Punjabi vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Welsh Language Codes

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

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