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Punjabi vs Dogri


Dogri vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Jammu and Kashmir, 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  
-  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
  • Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
41  
30
36  
26

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
42 weeks  
16

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Ke aal aee  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
dhanwaad  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
kiyaan oo ji  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
shub ratri  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
shub ratri  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
शुभ अपराह्न  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
su prabat  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
kripya  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
mere kaulan galti ooyyii  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
changa ji pher  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Minjo tere naal pyar hega  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
gustakhi maaf  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Jaunsari  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Kullu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Hinduri  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
France, Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
4.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
2.30 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
डोगरी  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru  

French Name
pendjabi  
dogri  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Dogri  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈd̪oːɡri]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Dogras  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1971  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No Early Forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Dogri  

Language Position
23  
21
32  
30

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Dogri  

Scope
-  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
doi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
doi  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
doi  

ISO 639 3
pan  
doi  

ISO 639 6
panj  
doi  

Glottocode
panj1256  
indo1311  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Punjabi and Dogri Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Dogri language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Dogri language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Dogri language states that this language originated in 1971. 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 Dogri Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Dogri Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Dogri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Dogri 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 Dogri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Dogri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Dogri time required is 42 weeks.

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