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Zulu and Punjabi


Punjabi and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
South Africa   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
50   
35
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
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

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

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
Ngiyacela   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
bye   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

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

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
isiZulu   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
zoulou   
pendjabi   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
19   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Beatu   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
pan   

ISO 639 3
zul   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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All Zulu 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 Zulu and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Zulu and Punjabi Speaking population

Zulu and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Punjabi on Zulu vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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