Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Pakistan
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Asante
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
tafadhali
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
pole
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
nakupenda
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Samahani
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
Kiswahili
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
swahili
pendjabi
German Name
Swahili
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Punjabis
Origin
6th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Swahili
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
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Glottocode
swah1254
panj1256
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Swahili and Punjabi 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 Swahili and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Punjabi Speaking population
Swahili and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Swahili and Punjabi on Swahili vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Punjabi Language Codes
Swahili and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.