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Quechua and Punjabi


Punjabi and Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
South America  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Aymara and Guarani Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
26  
16
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Solpayki  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

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

Good Night
Allin tuta  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
jamuspa  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Pampachaykuway  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
bye  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

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

Excuse Me
Pampachaway  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
920,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Huánuco  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
190,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Yaru  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
30  
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
8.90 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
Qhichwa  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
quechua  
pendjabi  

German Name
Quechua-Sprache  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Quechua  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Quechumaran Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Quechua  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
23  
21
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Quechua  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
qu  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
que  
pan  

ISO 639 3
que  
pan  

ISO 639 6
que  
panj  

Glottocode
quec1387  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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All Quechua and Punjabi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Quechua and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Quechua and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Quechua are spoken in different Quechua Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Quechua vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Quechua dialects include: Ancash, Huánuco. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Quechua and Punjabi Speaking population

Quechua and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Quechua and Punjabi on Quechua vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Quechua and Punjabi Language Codes

Quechua and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Quechua and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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