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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
-  
-  

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
6  
5

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)  
амритана  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Амарахь  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
-  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Извините (Izvinite)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Bzyb  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Abkhazia  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
106,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Abzhywa  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Caucasus  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
106,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Sadz  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Turkey  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
106,000.00  
99+

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 %  
12
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
0.13 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
-  

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  
[abxaz]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Abkhaz people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1650  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Northwest Caucasian  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Abkhaz  

Language Position
23  
21
28  
26

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Abkhaz Sign Language  

Scope
-  
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
panj  
abks  

Glottocode
panj1256  
abkh1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
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 0.01 %. 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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