Month: July 2017

Punjabi numbers are irregular all the way up to a hundred, unfortunately. However, this means that you can say large numbers very quickly in Punjabi, compared to English. The numbers ten to ninety-nine are better seen as formed from roots rather than words, but even then, there are heaps of exceptions, but only minor details. …

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Punjabi has a lot of pronouns, and it doesn’t distinguish between personal and impersonal pronouns as much as English, so many pronouns overlap these two categories. Nevertheless, the pronouns can be explained simply in English. Pronouns can be divided into several classes. Demonstratives are used to point to something, indefinites are used to vaguely substitute …

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