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)
Not Available
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
Not Available
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
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
swahili
pendjabi
German Name
Swahili
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
panj1256
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Swahili and Punjabi 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 Swahili and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Punjabi language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swahili vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Swahili vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Swahili and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.