Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
- 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
Not Available
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ethiopic
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Selam
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Dehna dur
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
i'bakwon
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
aznallehu
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
tschao
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
afekirishalehu
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
yiqirta
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Gondar
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Gondar
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Gojjami
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Showa
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
18.70 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million
  
23
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Not Available
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
amharique
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Amharisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Amharas
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
13th century
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Ethiopic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ge'ez
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Amharic
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
am
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
amh
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
amh
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
amh
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
amha1245
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Amharic and Punjabi Speaking population
Amharic and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Punjabi on Amharic vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Punjabi Language Codes
Amharic and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.