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Punjabi vs Assamese


Assamese vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Bangladesh, Bhutan  

Regulated By
-  
Asam Sahitya Sabha  

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Hindi Language  
Bengali and Oriya  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
11  
8

How Many Consonants
41  
30
41  
30

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Bengali  

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
nomoskaar  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
ḍhonyobaaḍ  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
aapuni kene aase?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
subhoraattri  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
subha gadhuli  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
subha abeli  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
suprobhaat  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
anugroha kori  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
moi ḍukkhita  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
biḍai  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
kyoma koribo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Kamrupi  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Goalpariya  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Bhakatiya  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Assam  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  

French Name
pendjabi  
assamais  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Assamesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Assamese people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
7th century A.D  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Kamarupa  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Assamese  

Language Position
23  
21
65  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Assamese  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
as  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
asm  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
asm  

ISO 639 3
pan  
asm  

ISO 639 6
panj  
asm  

Glottocode
panj1256  
assa1263  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-w  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Punjabi and Assamese Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Assamese language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Assamese language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Assamese language states that this language originated in 7th century A.D. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Punjabi and Assamese Language History.

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Punjabi and Assamese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Punjabi and Assamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Assamese language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Assamese word for "Thank You" is ḍhonyobaaḍ. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Assamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Assamese Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Assamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Assamese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Punjabi and Assamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Assamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Assamese time required is 44 weeks.

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