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Punjabi vs Azerbaijani


Azerbaijani vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
7  
8

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Azerbaijan, Gambia  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences  

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.
  
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Turkish  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Osmanly language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
23  
13

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Salam  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Təşəkkür edirəm  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
necəsən  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
yaxşı gecə  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Axşamınız xeyir  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Günortanız Xeyir  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Sabahınız xeyir  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
lütfən  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
üzr  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
xudafiz  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Mən səni sevirəm  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Bağışlayın  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Derbent  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Russia  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
37,000,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Gazakh  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Azerbaijan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
37,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Baku  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Azerbaijan  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
37.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
33  
26

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
26.00 million  
39

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.34 %  
39

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish  

French Name
pendjabi  
azéri  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Aserbeidschanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Azerbaijani  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Turkic  

Branch
Indic  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Azerbaijani  

Language Position
23  
21
38  
35

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Azerbaijani  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
az  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
aze  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
aze  

ISO 639 3
pan  
aze  

ISO 639 6
panj  
aze  

Glottocode
panj1256  
azer1255  

Linguasphere
No data available  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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Punjabi and Azerbaijani Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Azerbaijani language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Azerbaijani language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Azerbaijani language states that this language originated in 16th Century. 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 Azerbaijani Language History.

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Punjabi and Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Azerbaijani language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Azerbaijani word for "Thank You" is Təşəkkür edirəm. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Azerbaijani Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Azerbaijani Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Azerbaijani difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Azerbaijani, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Azerbaijani time required is 44 weeks.

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