Home

Most Difficult Languages + -

Easiest Languages to Learn + -

Most Spoken Languages + -

Best Languages to Learn + -

Indian Languages + -

Languagevs


Punjabi vs Galician


Galician vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Galicia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
41   
30
19   
9

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Ola   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Grazas   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Bos días   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Por favor   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
Síntoo!   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Adeus   

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Central Galicia   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
pendjabi   
galicien   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Galician   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
glg   

ISO 639 3
pan   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

Countries >>
<< All

Punjabi and Galician Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Galician language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

Compare Most Spoken Languages

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

Punjabi vs Galician Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages