Countries
India, Pakistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
India, Pakistan
Somalia
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language 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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Hello
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Fadlan
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
sorry
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
pendjabi
somali
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Somalis
Origin
1000 AD
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Somali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Punjabi and Somali 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 Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Somali language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Somali Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Somali 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 Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.
