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Punjabi vs Filipino


Filipino vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
23  
13

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
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)  
Kumusta  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Salamat  

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

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Magandang umaga  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Paalam  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Pilipino  

French Name
pendjabi  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Filipino  

Language Position
23  
21
34  
32

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
fil  

ISO 639 3
pan  
fil  

ISO 639 6
panj  
fil  

Glottocode
panj1256  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Punjabi and Filipino Language History

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

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

Punjabi vs Filipino Difficulty

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

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