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Punjabi vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Philippines   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
6   
3

How Many Consonants
41   
30
20   
10

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Agyamanak   

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

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Not available   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Pakada   

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
9.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
pendjabi   
ilocano   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
18th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
pan   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Punjabi and Ilocano Language History

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

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

Punjabi vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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