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Amharic and Punjabi


Punjabi and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
31   
21
41   
30

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million   
99+
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
1.44 %   
11

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   

History

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
55   
40
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

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   

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All Amharic 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 Amharic and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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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.

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