Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
India, Pakistan
South Africa
Second Language
Pakistan
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
hallo
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Dankie
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
goeie nag
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
goeie more
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
asseblief
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
jammer
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Not Available
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Cape Dutch
French Name
pendjabi
afrikaans
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Afrikaners
Origin
1000 AD
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
panj1256
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
Punjabi and Afrikaans Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Punjabi and Afrikaans greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Afrikaans language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Afrikaans word for "Thank You" is Dankie. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Afrikaans Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Afrikaans Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Afrikaans difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Afrikaans Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Punjabi and Afrikaans are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Afrikaans, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Afrikaans time required is 24 weeks.