Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Benin, Nigeria
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Nigeria
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Yoruba 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.
  
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Owo and Itsekiri languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Ẹ n lẹ
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
e dupe
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Bawo ni o se wa
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Kasun layọ o
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
ka a ale
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
e kaasan
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
e kaaro
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Jowo
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
binu
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
bye
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
mo nifẹ rẹ
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
mo tọrọ gafara
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Itsekiri
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Nigeria
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Ede
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Benin, Togo
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Ulukwumi
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Nigeria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
30.00 million
  
36
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
28.00 million
  
29
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Yorùbá
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Yariba, Yooba
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
yoruba
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Yoruba-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Yoruba people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
4 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Kwa
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Yorùbá
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Yoruba Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
yo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
yor
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
yor
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
yor
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
yoru1245
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Punjabi and Yoruba 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 Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Yoruba language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Yoruba Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Yoruba 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 Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.