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
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Benaadir
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Af-Ashraaf
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Standard Somali
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
13.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
8.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
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
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
pa
  
so
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
som
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
som
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
som
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
soma1255
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
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.