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
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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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
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Karanga
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
chiShona
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
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Shona people
Origin
1000 AD
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Shona
Glottocode
panj1256
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Punjabi and Shona Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Punjabi and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Shona language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Shona Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Shona Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Punjabi and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Shona time required is 30 weeks.