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Punjabi and Somali


Somali and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Somalia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

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.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
21   
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Hello   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Habeenka Good   

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

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Fadlan   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
sorry   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
8.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
pendjabi   
somali   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Somalis   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
19th century   

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   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
som   

ISO 639 3
pan   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Punjabi and Somali Speaking population

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

Punjabi and Somali Language Codes

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

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