Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
gafare
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
gafare
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
moré
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Mossi
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Mossi
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
moss1236
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Mossi Speaking population
Punjabi and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Punjabi vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Mossi Language Codes
Punjabi and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.