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Punjabi and Igbo


Igbo and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
-  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
8  
5

How Many Consonants
41  
30
28  
18

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
kedụ  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
dalụ  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Biko  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Ndo  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Kachifo  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
-  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
24.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.09 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
24.00 million  
28

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Ibo  

French Name
pendjabi  
igbo  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Kwa  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
23  
21
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Igbo Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
pan  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
panj  
ibo  

Glottocode
panj1256  
nucl1417  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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

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Punjabi and Igbo Speaking population

Punjabi and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Igbo on Punjabi vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Igbo Language Codes

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

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