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Sundanese and Punjabi


Punjabi and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
16  
6
41  
30

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Nuhun  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

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

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
Mangga  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Hapunten  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Punten  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Banten  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
soundanais  
pendjabi  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
42  
39
23  
21

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
pan  

ISO 639 3
sun  
pan  

ISO 639 6
sun  
panj  

Glottocode
sund1251  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Sundanese 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 Sundanese and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sundanese and Punjabi Speaking population

Sundanese and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Punjabi on Sundanese vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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