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Punjabi vs Tagalog


Tagalog vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Philippines   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
18   
8

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Baybayin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Kamusta   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Salamat po   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Kamusta ka na?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Magandang gabi   

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

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Magandang hapon po   

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

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
pakiusap   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Paálam   

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

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

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Batangas Tagalog   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Batangas, Gabon   

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Bisalog   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Philippines   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Filipino   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
90,000.00   
30

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
73.00 million   
24

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Tagalog   

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

French Name
pendjabi   
tagalog   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Tagalog   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Tagalog people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1593   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indonesian   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Filipino   

Language Position
Not Available   
58   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
t1   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
tgl   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
tgl   

ISO 639 3
pan   
tg1   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
taga1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CKA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Punjabi and Tagalog Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Tagalog language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Tagalog language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593. 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 Tagalog Language History.

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

Punjabi vs Tagalog Difficulty

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

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