Xhosa and Punjabi
Countries
South Africa
India, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Hindi Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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
Molo
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Unjani
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Molo
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Ndicela
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Pothohari
Where They Speak
South Africa
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
isiXhosa
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
xhosa
pendjabi
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Availble
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Punjabis
Origin
16th 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
isiXhosa
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
panj1256
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Punjabi Speaking population
Xhosa and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Punjabi on Xhosa vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Punjabi Language Codes
Xhosa and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.