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Punjabi vs Dutch


Dutch vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  

Second Language
Pakistan  
South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
France, Germany, Indonesia  

Regulated By
-  
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)  

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.
  
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
German and English Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Hallo  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
dankjewel  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
hoe gaat het met je?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
goede Nacht  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
goedenavond  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
goedemiddag  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
goedemorgen  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
alsjeblieft  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
sorry  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
vaarwel  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Ik hou van jou  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
pardon  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Gronings  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
590,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Low Saxon  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Limburgian  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Belgium, Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
22.00 million  
35

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Nederlands  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Hollands, Nederlands  

French Name
pendjabi  
néerlandais; flamand  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Niederländisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Dutch people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
AD 450-500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Germanic  

Branch
Indic  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Standard Dutch  

Language Position
23  
21
48  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
nl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
nld  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
dut  

ISO 639 3
pan  
nld  

ISO 639 6
panj  
nld  

Glottocode
panj1256  
mode1257  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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Punjabi and Dutch Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Dutch language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Dutch language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Dutch language states that this language originated in AD 450-500. 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 Dutch Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Dutch Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Dutch difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Dutch 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 Dutch are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Dutch, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Dutch time required is 24 weeks.

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