Countries
India, Pakistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
India, Pakistan
Somalia
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Hello
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Fadlan
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
sorry
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Doabi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Standard Somali
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
pendjabi
somali
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Somalis
Origin
1000 AD
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Somali
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Somali Sign Language
Glottocode
panj1256
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Punjabi and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Somali Speaking population
Punjabi and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Punjabi vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Somali Language Codes
Punjabi and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.