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Punjabi and Igbo


Igbo and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Equatorial Guinea   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
8   
5

How Many Consonants
41   
30
28   
18

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
kedụ   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
dalụ   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
kedụ ka ịmere   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
ka chi fo   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
mgbede ọma   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
ehihie ọma   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
ụtụtụ ọma   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Biko   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
Ndo   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Not Available   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
ngọpụ   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Enuani   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Ngwa   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
1,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
igbo   

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

French Name
pendjabi   
igbo   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Ibo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[iɡ͡boː]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Igbo people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
30th Century BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Kwa   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Standard Igbo   

Language Position
Not Available   
57   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
ig   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
ibo   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
ibo   

ISO 639 3
pan   
ibo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
nucl1417   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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

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Punjabi and Igbo Speaking population

Punjabi and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available. 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 Igbo on Punjabi vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Igbo Language Codes

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

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