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Punjabi vs Macedonian


Macedonian vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Macedonia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Albania, Romania, Serbia  

Regulated By
-  
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"  

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.
  
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
26  
16

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille  

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)  
Здраво (Zdravo)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
Благодарам (Blagodaram)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Како си? (Kako si?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Добар ден (Dobar den)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Ве молиме (Ve molime)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
жал (žal)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Чао (Čao)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Те сакам (Te sakam)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Torlakian  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
1.50  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Debar  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Macedonia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Galičnik  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Macedonia  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
2,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
28  
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
2.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic  

French Name
pendjabi  
macédonien  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Makedonisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Macedonians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
2200 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Slavic  

Branch
Indic  
Southern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Macedonian  

Language Position
23  
21
45  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Macedonian Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
mk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
mkd  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
mac  

ISO 639 3
pan  
mkd  

ISO 639 6
panj  
mkd  

Glottocode
panj1256  
mace1250  

Linguasphere
No data available  
53-AAA-ha  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic  

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Punjabi and Macedonian Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Macedonian language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Macedonian language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Macedonian language states that this language originated in 2200 BC. 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 Macedonian Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Macedonian Difficulty

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

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