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Punjabi and Zulu


Zulu and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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
-  
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  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
57  
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
41  
30
50  
35

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Qwabe  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Gabon, South Africa  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Georgia, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
28,000,000.00  
20

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
16.00 million  
33

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  
[zuːlu]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
19  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Indic  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
23  
21
87  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Zulu Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
zu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
zul  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
zul  

ISO 639 3
pan  
zul  

ISO 639 6
panj  
zul  

Glottocode
panj1256  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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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.

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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.

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