Countries
India, Pakistan
  
South Africa
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
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.
  
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Molo
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Ndiyabulela
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Unjani
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Ulale kakuhle
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Ubusuku obuhle
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Molo
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Ndicela
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Ndicela uxolo
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Ndiyakuthanda
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Uxolo
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Gcaleka
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Thembu
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Hlubi
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
20.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
8.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
isiXhosa
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
xhosa
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Indic
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
isiXhosa
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Xhosa
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
xh
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
xhos1239
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
99-AUT-fa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Xhosa 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 Xhosa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Xhosa language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Xhosa word for "Thank You" is Ndiyabulela. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Xhosa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Xhosa Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Xhosa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Xhosa 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 Xhosa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Xhosa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Xhosa time required is 44 weeks.