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Shona vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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

Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
Not Available   
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
46   
34
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

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   

History

Origin
20th century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Bantu   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
pan   

ISO 639 3
sna   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Shona and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Punjabi language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Shona and Punjabi Language History.

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Shona and Punjabi 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 Shona and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Punjabi language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Shona vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Shona vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Shona and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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