Punjabi and Xhosa
Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
India, Pakistan
South Africa
Second Language
Pakistan
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Molo
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Unjani
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Molo
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Ndicela
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Pakistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
South Africa
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
pendjabi
xhosa
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1000 AD
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Punjabi and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Xhosa Speaking population
Punjabi and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa 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 Xhosa on Punjabi vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Xhosa Language Codes
Punjabi and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.