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Punjabi and Oromo


Oromo and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
10   
7

How Many Consonants
41   
30
24   
14

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
akkam   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Maaloo   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
pendjabi   
galla   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
16   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Cushitic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
orm   

ISO 639 3
pan   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
nucl1736   

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   

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

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Punjabi and Oromo Speaking population

Punjabi and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Punjabi vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Oromo Language Codes

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

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