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Punjabi vs Abkhaz


Abkhaz vs 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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Punjabi and Abkhaz Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Abkhaz language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Abkhaz language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Abkhaz language states that this language originated in c. 1650. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Punjabi and Abkhaz Language History.

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Punjabi and Abkhaz Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Punjabi and Abkhaz greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Abkhaz language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Abkhaz word for "Thank You" is Иҭабуп (It̢abup). Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Abkhaz Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Abkhaz Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Abkhaz difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Abkhaz Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Punjabi and Abkhaz are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Abkhaz, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Abkhaz time required is 27 weeks.

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