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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
Not Available   
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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

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   
22
1.50   
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Debar   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Macedonia   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Galičnik   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Macedonia   

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 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
2.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

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   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Macedonian Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
mace1250   

Linguasphere
No data available   
53-AAA-ha   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

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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