Punjabi and Igbo
Countries
India, Pakistan
Nigeria
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 in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Enuani
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Doabi
Not present
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Origin
1000 AD
30th Century BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Kwa
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Igbo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
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.
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.
