Countries
India, Pakistan
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
India, Pakistan
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Zambia
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Moni
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Zikomo
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Chonde
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
pepani
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Pepani
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Malawi, Zambia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
pendjabi
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Chewa people
Origin
1000 AD
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Chewa
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
panj1256
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Punjabi and Chewa 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 Punjabi and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Chewa Speaking population
Punjabi and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. 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 Punjabi and Chewa on Punjabi vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Chewa Language Codes
Punjabi and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.