Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Burma
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Not available
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
rundi
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1500
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Kirundi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Kirundi 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 Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Kirundi language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.