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Punjabi vs Belarusian


Belarusian vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Belarus, Poland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Belarus, Gambia  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Poland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Russian and Ukrainian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
41  
30
39  
28

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
dobry dzień  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Dziakuj  

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

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Dabranač  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Dobry viečar  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
dobry dzień  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Dobraj ranicy  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Kali laska  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Vybačajcie  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
da pabačennia  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
JA liubliu ciabie  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Vybačajcie  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
North-Eastern Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
North-East Belarus  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
South-Western Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
South-West Belarus  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Middle Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Middle Belarus  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
5.89 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  

French Name
pendjabi  
biélorusse  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Weißrussisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Belarusians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
18th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Slavic  

Branch
Indic  
Eastern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old East Slavic  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Belarusian  

Language Position
23  
21
79  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Belarusian Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
be  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
bel  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
bel  

ISO 639 3
pan  
bel  

ISO 639 6
panj  
bel  

Glottocode
panj1256  
bela1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Punjabi and Belarusian Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Belarusian language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Belarusian language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Belarusian language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Belarusian Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Belarusian Difficulty

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

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