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Punjabi and Hausa


Hausa and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
41  
30
32  
22

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
sannu  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
gode ku  

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

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
mai kyau safe  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Don Allah  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
yi hakuri  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
sai anjima  

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
pendjabi  
haoussa  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Chadic  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Hausa  

Language Position
23  
21
34  
32

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
hau  

ISO 639 3
pan  
hau  

ISO 639 6
panj  
hau  

Glottocode
panj1256  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
No data available  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Punjabi and Hausa Speaking population

Punjabi and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Punjabi vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Hausa Language Codes

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

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