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Punjabi vs Hausa


Hausa vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
41  
30
32  
22

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
sannu  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
gode ku  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
yaya dai  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
mai kyau safe  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Don Allah  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
yi hakuri  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
sai anjima  

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Ghana  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Niger  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Niger  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.52 %  
28

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
pendjabi  
haoussa  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Chadic  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Hausa  

Language Position
Not Available  
34  
27

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
hau  

ISO 639 3
pan  
hau  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
No data available  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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Punjabi and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Hausa language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Punjabi and Hausa Language History.

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Punjabi and Hausa 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 Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Hausa language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Hausa Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Hausa 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 Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.

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