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Welsh and Punjabi


Punjabi and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Wales  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
British Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
21  
11
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Diolch  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Nos da  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Bore da  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Hwyl  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
30  
24

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
gallois  
pendjabi  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Brythonic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
31  
29
23  
21

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
pan  

ISO 639 3
cym  
pan  

ISO 639 6
cym  
panj  

Glottocode
wels1247  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Welsh and Punjabi Speaking population

Welsh and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Punjabi on Welsh vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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