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
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
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Ethiopic
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
አማርኛ
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
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Amharic
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Glottocode
amha1245
panj1256
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
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.
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.