Countries
India, Pakistan
Nigeria
National Language
India, Pakistan
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Pakistan
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
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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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Hindi Language
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
sannu
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
gode ku
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
yaya dai
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
barka da rana
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
mai kyau safe
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Don Allah
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
yi hakuri
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
sai anjima
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Saraiki
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Niger
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Niger
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
pendjabi
haoussa
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Availble
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Ethnicity
Punjabis
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Chadic
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Hausa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
panj1256
haus1257
Linguasphere
No data available
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Punjabi and Hausa 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 Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Hausa Speaking population
Punjabi and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Punjabi vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Hausa Language Codes
Punjabi and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.