Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
India, Pakistan
South Africa
Second Language
Pakistan
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
hallo
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Dankie
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
goeie nag
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
goeie more
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
asseblief
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
jammer
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Not Available
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Cape Dutch
French Name
pendjabi
afrikaans
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Afrikaners
Origin
1000 AD
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
panj1256
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
All Punjabi and Afrikaans 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 Punjabi and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Afrikaans Speaking population
Punjabi and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Punjabi and Afrikaans on Punjabi vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Afrikaans Language Codes
Punjabi and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.