Yoruba and Punjabi
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India, Pakistan
National Language
Nigeria
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
Not Available
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
Ẹ n lẹ
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
e dupe
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
ka a ale
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
e kaaro
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Jowo
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
binu
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Pakistan
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
yoruba
pendjabi
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Punjabis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Punjabi Speaking population
Yoruba and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Punjabi on Yoruba vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Punjabi Language Codes
Yoruba and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.