Countries
South Africa
India, Pakistan
National Language
South Africa
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
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Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
unjani
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Ngiyacela
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Pakistan
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
isiZulu
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
zoulou
pendjabi
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Punjabis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Glottocode
zulu1248
panj1256
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Zulu 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 Zulu and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Punjabi Speaking population
Zulu and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Punjabi on Zulu vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Punjabi Language Codes
Zulu and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.