Countries
India, Pakistan
Zimbabwe
National Language
India, Pakistan
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Mhoro
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Masikati
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Mangwanani
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Ndineurombo
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
bye
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Karanga
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
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Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
pendjabi
shona
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
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Origin
1000 AD
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
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Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
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Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
panj1256
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Punjabi and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Shona Speaking population
Punjabi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Punjabi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Shona Language Codes
Punjabi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.