Countries
India, Pakistan
South Africa
National Language
India, Pakistan
South Africa
Second Language
Pakistan
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Sawubona
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
unjani
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Ngiyaxolisa
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
bye
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Zimbabwe
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
pendjabi
zoulou
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Availble
Not Available
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Deep Zulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Punjabi and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Zulu Speaking population
Punjabi and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Punjabi vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Zulu Language Codes
Punjabi and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.