Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India, Pakistan
National Language
Somalia
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Evening Good
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Fadlan
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
caraysiiyo
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Doabi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
somali
pendjabi
German Name
Somali
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Somalis
Punjabis
Origin
19th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Somali
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Somali 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 Somali and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Punjabi Speaking population
Somali and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available 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 Somali and Punjabi on Somali vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Punjabi Language Codes
Somali and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
