Countries
South Africa
India, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
hallo
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Dankie
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
goeie nag
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
goeie more
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
asseblief
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
jammer
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Not Available
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Not Available
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Doabi
Where They Speak
Namibia
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
afrikaans
pendjabi
German Name
Afrikaans
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Punjabis
Origin
17th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
panj1256
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Fusional
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Punjabi Speaking population
Afrikaans and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Punjabi on Afrikaans vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Punjabi Language Codes
Afrikaans and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.