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Punjabi and Abkhaz


Abkhaz and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Abkhazia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language   
Adyghe language, Abaza language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Caucasian languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Abkhaz-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
62   
36

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
2   
1

How Many Consonants
41   
30
60   
36

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Cyrillic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
27 weeks   
8

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
Not Available   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
Not available   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Bzyb   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Abkhazia   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Abzhywa   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Caucasus   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Sadz   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
Turkey   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
Not Available   

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
0.13 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
Not Available   

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Abxazo, Abkhazian   

French Name
pendjabi   
abkhaze   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Abchasisch   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Abkhaz people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1650   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Northwest Caucasian   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Abkhaz   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
ab   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
abk   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
abk   

ISO 639 3
pan   
abk   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
abks   

Glottocode
panj1256   
abkh1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Historical   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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

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Punjabi and Abkhaz Speaking population

Punjabi and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available. 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 Punjabi and Abkhaz on Punjabi vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Abkhaz Language Codes

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