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Punjabi and Yoruba


Yoruba and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Yoruba 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.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
12   
9

How Many Consonants
41   
30
17   
7

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
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
e dupe   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
e kaaro   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Jowo   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
binu   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
bye   

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
pendjabi   
yoruba   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
4 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Indic   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
Not Available   
49   
36

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
yor   

ISO 639 3
pan   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
panj1256   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Punjabi and Yoruba Speaking population

Punjabi and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Punjabi vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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