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Welsh vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs 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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Welsh and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Welsh vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Welsh and Punjabi language. History of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Welsh and Punjabi Language History.

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

Welsh vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Welsh vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Welsh Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Welsh and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Welsh and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Welsh is 30 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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