Countries
Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Mhoro
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Waita zvako
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Manheru
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Saraiki
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
shona
pendjabi
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Not Available
Punjabis
Origin
20th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Not Available
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Not Available
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
panj1256
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Shona and Punjabi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Shona and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Punjabi Speaking population
Shona and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Shona and Punjabi on Shona vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Punjabi Language Codes
Shona and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.