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Punjabi and Swahili


Swahili and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Hindi Language   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
21   
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Habari   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Asante   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Habari gani?   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Usiku mwema   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Habari za jioni   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
nzuri Alasiri   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Habari za asubuhi   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
tafadhali   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
pole   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
bye   

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Samahani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Kiunguja   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Zanzibar island   

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Kimrima   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Dar es Salaam   

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

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Kimgao   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Kilwa   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
150.00 million   
13

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
15.00 million   
40

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   

French Name
pendjabi   
swahili   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Swahili   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Swahili people or Waswahili   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
6th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Indic   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Swahili   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
sw   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
swa   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
swa   

ISO 639 3
pan   
swa   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
swah1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUS-m   

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

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Punjabi and Swahili Speaking population

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

Punjabi and Swahili Language Codes

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

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