Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Hindi Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Ethiopic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Selam
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
amesege'nallo'
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Dehina newot?
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Dehna dur
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
melkam meshe't
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
i'ndemin walu
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
i'ndemin adäru
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
i'bakwon
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
aznallehu
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
tschao
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
afekirishalehu
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
yiqirta
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Gondar
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Gondar
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Gojjami
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Showa
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
18.70 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
10.00 million
  
23
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
amharique
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Amharisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Amharas
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
13th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Ethiopic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Ge'ez
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Amharic
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Amharic
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
am
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
amh
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
amh
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
amh
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
amha1245
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
12-ACB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Punjabi and Amharic 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 Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Amharic language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Amharic Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Amharic 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 Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.