Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Somalia
  
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.
  
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Somali Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
akkam
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Galatoomi
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Attam jirta/jirtu?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Nagayattii buli
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Akkam waarite
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Attam oolte / ooltan
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Attam bulte/bultan
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Maaloo
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
naa dhiisi
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Nagayattii!
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Sin jaaladha
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Maaloo na dabarsi
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Borana
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
4,000,000.00
  
19
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Orma
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Wata
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
25.00 million
  
40
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
24.00 million
  
33
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Afaan Oromoo
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
galla
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Galla-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Oromos
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
16
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Afaan Oromo
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
om
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
orm
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
orm
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
orm
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
nucl1736
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Oromo 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 Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Oromo language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Oromo Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Oromo 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 Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is Not Available.