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Swahili and Punjabi


Punjabi and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
21   
11
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
Asante   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
tafadhali   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
pole   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
bye   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
nakupenda   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
Not Available   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
swahili   
pendjabi   

German Name
Swahili   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
6th century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Bantu   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Modern Punjabi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
pan   

ISO 639 3
swa   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
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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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Punjabi Speaking population

Swahili and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili and Punjabi on Swahili vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Punjabi Language Codes

Swahili and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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