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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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Ethiopia
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
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Punjabi and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Amharic Speaking population
Punjabi and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Punjabi vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Amharic Language Codes
Punjabi and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.