Punjabi language
| Punjabi | ||||
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| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی, पंजाबी Panjābī |
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 The word "Punjabi" in Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi and Devanagari |
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| Native to | India, Pakistan | |||
| Region | Eastern Punjab, Western Punjab | |||
| Ethnicity | Punjabis | |||
| Native speakers | 100 million (2010)[1] | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Writing system | Gurmukhi (Brahmic) Perso-Arabic (Shahmukhī alphabet) Devanagari Punjabi Braille |
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| Official status | ||||
| Official language in |  India (Indian states of Punjab & Haryana, secondary officially recognised language in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, & West Bengal) |
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| Recognised minority language in |  Pakistan (provincial language in Punjab) |
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| Regulated by | No official regulation | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-1 | pa | |||
| ISO 639-2 | pan | |||
| ISO 639-3 | Either: pan – Indian Panjabi pnb – Pakistani Panjabi |
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Distribution of native Punjabi and Lahnda speakers in India and Pakistan
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Punjabi is a language. It is mainly spoken in the state of Punjab, both the Republic of India and Pakistan. Punjabi is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Haryana, Himachal Pardesh and New Delhi in Hindustan is actually called Doabi, a person coming from there are called Doabis. Punjabi developed from the ancient language of Sanskrit just like many other modern northern Indian Languages like Hindi. Punjabi is spoken by as many as 100 million people, meaning that it is one of the top ten languages in the world by number of speakers.
Punjabi is written in two different scripts, called Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi. They are both very different from the English words you are reading. The word Punjabi looks like ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi and پنجابی in Shahmukhi.
Here are a few simple Punjabi words:
| English | Punjabi (Shahmukhi / Gurmukhi) |
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| Hello | Salaam-o-Alaikum / Sat Sri Akal |
| Welcome | Jee Aaya Nu Aajo Ji |
| My name is ... | Mera naa..........ai |
| What is your name? | thohada naa kee hai? |
| Thanks | Shukria / Dhanvaad |
| Please | Kirpa karke |
| God | Rab Khuda Vaheguru Bhagwan |
| Okay | Aacha |
| How are you? | Kee hal chal ?, Kiddaan |
| Yes | Haan-ji |
| No | Naa-ji |
| Tell more | Haur dasso? |
| monkey | bander |
| dog | khuta |
| Aubergine | Bataaoon |
| Neighbor | Gwaandee |
References [change]
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2010" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010
- ↑ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
