Punjabi and Oromo
Countries
India, Pakistan
Ethiopia, Kenya
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
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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.
- 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
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Borana
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Kenya
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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
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Ethnicity
Punjabis
Oromos
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Not Available
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
panj1256
nucl1736
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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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.
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.
