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Language Comparison: Shan vs Punjabi Shahmukhi
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Aspect | Shan | Punjabi Shahmukhi |
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Family | Tai-Kadai | Indo-European, Indo-Aryan |
Speakers | Approximately 3-4 million | Approximately 130 million (includes speakers of both Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi scripts) |
Features | A tonal language closely related to Thai and Lao, known for its simpler grammar and extensive use of classifiers | Written in a modified Perso-Arabic script; primarily used by Punjabi speakers in Pakistan and some parts of India. Unlike Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi is written from right to left. |
Countries | Myanmar (primarily in Shan State), with smaller communities in Thailand and China | Pakistan (primary script for Punjabi), India (minority use), and Punjabi-speaking diaspora communities |
Writing System | Shan script (derived from Burmese script) | Shahmukhi script (Perso-Arabic script with additional characters) |
Tonal | Yes, typically 5-6 tones depending on the dialect | Yes, tonal distinctions are important for meaning |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses word order and particles | No, relies on word order and postpositions |
Derived From | Proto-Tai | Perso-Arabic script, adapted for Punjabi phonology |
Loanwords | From Burmese, Pali, and Thai | From Arabic, Persian, and English |
Dialects | Includes Tai Long, Tai Mao, and Tai Khuen, with variations in pronunciation and vocabulary | Includes Majhi, Doabi, Malwai, Pothohari, and others. Standard Shahmukhi is based on the Majhi dialect spoken around Lahore. |
Alphabets | ၵ, ၶ, င, ၸ, ၹ, ၺ, ၻ, ၼ, ၽ, ၾ, ၿ, ႀ, ႁ, ႂ, ႃ, ႄ, ႅ, ႆ, ႇ, ႈ, ႉ, ႊ, ၷ, ႋ | ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, ں, و, ہ, ء, ی, ے |
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