tone makes it unusual, but not unique as there are about two dozen other Indo-Aryan languages with tonal systems |
UK population: the 1.3 million figure is a politician's guesstimate; the rankings are sourced to census data, but there appears to be a significant conflation with British Mirpuri speakers (despite the fact that there is a separate category for them): this is more or less just beyond Punjabi "proper" and the lumping together doesn't seem to correspond much with how the people self-identify either (see Pahari-Pothwari and particularly Hussain's paper cited there). No objection if this is restored citing reliable, in-depth secondary sources |
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'''Punjabi''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ʌ|n|ˈ|dʒ|ɑː|b|i}};<ref>Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student's Handbook'', Edinburgh</ref> [[Gurmukhi]]: {{lang|pa|ਪੰਜਾਬੀ}} {{transl|pa|''pañjābī''}}; [[Shahmukhi]]: {{lang|pnb|{{Nastaliq|پنجابی}}}} {{transl|pa|ALA-LC|paṉjābī}})<ref name="KachruKachru2008">{{cite book |last1=Kachru |first1=Braj B. |last2=Kachru |first2=Yamuna |last3=Sridhar |first3=S. N. |title=Language in South Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O2n4sFGDEMYC&pg=PA128 |accessdate=24 October 2014 |date=27 March 2008 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-1-139-46550-2 |page=128 |quote=Sikhs often write Punjabi in Gurmukhi, Hindus in Devanagari, and Muslims in Perso-Arabic. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610070631/https://books.google.com/books?id=O2n4sFGDEMYC&pg=PA128 |archivedate=10 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> is an [[Indo-Aryan language]] spoken by over 100 million native speakers worldwide, ranking as the [[List of languages by number of native speakers|10th most widely spoken language (2015)]]<ref name="NE100">{{cite web |url=http://www.ne.se/spr%C3%A5k/v%C3%A4rldens-100-st%C3%B6rsta-spr%C3%A5k-2010 |title=Världens 100 största språk 2010 |work=[[Nationalencyklopedin]] |trans-title=The world's 100 largest languages in 2010 |year=2010 |accessdate=12 February 2014 |language=sv |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111051518/http://www.ne.se/spr%C3%A5k/v%C3%A4rldens-100-st%C3%B6rsta-spr%C3%A5k-2010 |archivedate=11 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=NE2>{{cite web |title=What Are The Top 10 Most Spoken Languages In The World? |url=http://opishposh.com/the-top-10-most-spoken-languages-in-the-world/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222081419/http://opishposh.com/the-top-10-most-spoken-languages-in-the-world/ |archivedate=22 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> in the world. It is the native language of the [[Punjabi people]], who associate with the historical [[Punjab region]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Among [[Indo-European languages]], it is unusual due to the use of [[Tone (linguistics)|lexical tone]].<ref>{{cite book|author-last = Bhatia|author-first = Tej| date = 1999| editor-last1 = Lust| editor-first1 = Barbara| editor-last2 = Gair| editor-first2 = James| title = Lexical Anaphors and Pronouns in Selected South Asian Languages| chapter = Lexican Anaphors and Pronouns in Punjabi| page = 637| publisher = Walter de Gruyter| isbn = 978-3-11-014388-1}} Other tonal Indo-Aryan languages include [[Lahnda]] and [[Western Pahari]].</ref><ref>[http://www.crulp.org/Publication/Crulp_report/CR02_21E.pdf Phonemic Inventory of Punjabi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716184244/http://www.crulp.org/Publication/Crulp_report/CR02_21E.pdf |date=16 July 2015 }}{{failed verification|date = November 2016}}</ref><ref>Geeti Sen. ''Crossing Boundaries''. Orient Blackswan, 1997. {{ISBN|978-81-250-1341-9}}. Page 132. Quote: "Possibly, Punjabi is the only major South Asian language that has this kind of tonal character. There does seem to have been some speculation among scholars about the possible origin of Punjabi's tone-language character but without any final and convincing answer..."</ref> |
'''Punjabi''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ʌ|n|ˈ|dʒ|ɑː|b|i}};<ref>Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student's Handbook'', Edinburgh</ref> [[Gurmukhi]]: {{lang|pa|ਪੰਜਾਬੀ}} {{transl|pa|''pañjābī''}}; [[Shahmukhi]]: {{lang|pnb|{{Nastaliq|پنجابی}}}} {{transl|pa|ALA-LC|paṉjābī}})<ref name="KachruKachru2008">{{cite book |last1=Kachru |first1=Braj B. |last2=Kachru |first2=Yamuna |last3=Sridhar |first3=S. N. |title=Language in South Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O2n4sFGDEMYC&pg=PA128 |accessdate=24 October 2014 |date=27 March 2008 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-1-139-46550-2 |page=128 |quote=Sikhs often write Punjabi in Gurmukhi, Hindus in Devanagari, and Muslims in Perso-Arabic. |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610070631/https://books.google.com/books?id=O2n4sFGDEMYC&pg=PA128 |archivedate=10 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> is an [[Indo-Aryan language]] spoken by over 100 million native speakers worldwide, ranking as the [[List of languages by number of native speakers|10th most widely spoken language (2015)]]<ref name="NE100">{{cite web |url=http://www.ne.se/spr%C3%A5k/v%C3%A4rldens-100-st%C3%B6rsta-spr%C3%A5k-2010 |title=Världens 100 största språk 2010 |work=[[Nationalencyklopedin]] |trans-title=The world's 100 largest languages in 2010 |year=2010 |accessdate=12 February 2014 |language=sv |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111051518/http://www.ne.se/spr%C3%A5k/v%C3%A4rldens-100-st%C3%B6rsta-spr%C3%A5k-2010 |archivedate=11 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=NE2>{{cite web |title=What Are The Top 10 Most Spoken Languages In The World? |url=http://opishposh.com/the-top-10-most-spoken-languages-in-the-world/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222081419/http://opishposh.com/the-top-10-most-spoken-languages-in-the-world/ |archivedate=22 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> in the world. It is the native language of the [[Punjabi people]], who associate with the historical [[Punjab region]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Among [[Indo-European languages]], it is unusual due to the use of [[Tone (linguistics)|lexical tone]].<ref>{{cite book|author-last = Bhatia|author-first = Tej| date = 1999| editor-last1 = Lust| editor-first1 = Barbara| editor-last2 = Gair| editor-first2 = James| title = Lexical Anaphors and Pronouns in Selected South Asian Languages| chapter = Lexican Anaphors and Pronouns in Punjabi| page = 637| publisher = Walter de Gruyter| isbn = 978-3-11-014388-1}} Other tonal Indo-Aryan languages include [[Lahnda]] and [[Western Pahari]].</ref><ref>[http://www.crulp.org/Publication/Crulp_report/CR02_21E.pdf Phonemic Inventory of Punjabi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716184244/http://www.crulp.org/Publication/Crulp_report/CR02_21E.pdf |date=16 July 2015 }}{{failed verification|date = November 2016}}</ref><ref>Geeti Sen. ''Crossing Boundaries''. Orient Blackswan, 1997. {{ISBN|978-81-250-1341-9}}. Page 132. Quote: "Possibly, Punjabi is the only major South Asian language that has this kind of tonal character. There does seem to have been some speculation among scholars about the possible origin of Punjabi's tone-language character but without any final and convincing answer..."</ref> |
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Punjabi is the [[Languages of Pakistan|most widely spoken language in Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov.pk/MotherTongue.htm |title=Pakistan Census |publisher=Census.gov.pk |accessdate=4 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912021653/http://www.census.gov.pk/MotherTongue.htm |archivedate=12 September 2011 |df= }}</ref> the 11th most widely [[List of languages by number of native speakers in India|spoken in India]], and the third most-spoken native language in the [[Indian Subcontinent]]. Punjabi is |
Punjabi is the [[Languages of Pakistan|most widely spoken language in Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov.pk/MotherTongue.htm |title=Pakistan Census |publisher=Census.gov.pk |accessdate=4 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912021653/http://www.census.gov.pk/MotherTongue.htm |archivedate=12 September 2011 |df= }}</ref> the 11th most widely [[List of languages by number of native speakers in India|spoken in India]], and the third most-spoken native language in the [[Indian Subcontinent]]. Punjabi is the fifth most-spoken native language (after [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Mandarin language|Mandarin]] and [[Cantonese language|Cantonese]]) in [[Canada]]. It also has a significant presence in the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]]. The Punjab is one of the relatively few regions in the world with a situation of [[digraphia]]; Punjabi is written in both the [[Shahmukhi]] and the [[Gurmukhi]] scripts; the former mainly by [[Punjabi Muslims|Muslims]], the latter mainly by [[Punjabi Sikhs|Sikhs]] and [[Punjabi Hindus|Hindus]]. |
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[[File:Southall station sign.jpg|right|thumb|[[Southall railway station|Southall Station]] (United Kingdom) sign in Punjabi, in the Gurmukhī script.]] |
[[File:Southall station sign.jpg|right|thumb|[[Southall railway station|Southall Station]] (United Kingdom) sign in Punjabi, in the Gurmukhī script.]] |
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[[File:BCNDP SIGNS.jpg|thumb|Signs in Punjabi (along with English and Chinese) of [[New Democratic Party]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] during 2009 elections]] |
[[File:BCNDP SIGNS.jpg|thumb|Signs in Punjabi (along with English and Chinese) of [[New Democratic Party]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] during 2009 elections]] |
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Punjabi is also spoken as a [[minority language]] in several other countries where [[Punjabi people]] have emigrated in large numbers, such as the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Punjabi_is_Canadas_2nd_most_top_language/articleshow/2782138.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Punjabi is 4th most spoken language in Canada |date=14 February 2008 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114140743/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Punjabi_is_Canadas_2nd_most_top_language/articleshow/2782138.cms |archivedate=14 November 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref |
Punjabi is also spoken as a [[minority language]] in several other countries where [[Punjabi people]] have emigrated in large numbers, such as the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada, where it is the fourth-most-commonly used language.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Punjabi_is_Canadas_2nd_most_top_language/articleshow/2782138.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Punjabi is 4th most spoken language in Canada |date=14 February 2008 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114140743/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Punjabi_is_Canadas_2nd_most_top_language/articleshow/2782138.cms |archivedate=14 November 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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There were 76 million Punjabi speakers in Pakistan in 2008,<ref>[http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_mother_tongue.pdf Pakistan 1998 census – Population by mother tongue] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217220529/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_mother_tongue.pdf |date=17 February 2006 }}</ref> 33 million in India in 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.htm |title=Indian Census |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=4 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206233628/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.htm |archivedate= 6 February 2012 |df= |
There were 76 million Punjabi speakers in Pakistan in 2008,<ref>[http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_mother_tongue.pdf Pakistan 1998 census – Population by mother tongue] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217220529/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_mother_tongue.pdf |date=17 February 2006 }}</ref> 33 million in India in 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.htm |title=Indian Census |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=4 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206233628/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.htm |archivedate= 6 February 2012 |df= }}</ref> 368,000 in Canada in 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo11a-eng.htm |title=Population by mother tongue in Canada |publisher=0.statcan.gc.ca |date=13 February 2013 |accessdate=4 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114233848/http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo11a-eng.htm |archivedate=14 January 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and smaller numbers in other countries. |
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Punjabi | |
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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابی | |
Pronunciation | /pʌnˈdʒɑːbi/ |
Native to | Punjab region |
Ethnicity | Punjabis |
Native speakers | 122 million, including Eastern and Western Punjabi variants.[1][2] (2015 71 18 11)[3] |
Standard forms | |
Dialects |
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Gurmukhi Perso-Arabic (Shahmukhi) Punjabi Braille Laṇḍā (historical) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Pakistan (Punjab)[4] India (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi ) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | pa |
ISO 639-2 | pan |
ISO 639-3 | Either:pan – Eastern Punjabipnb – Western Punjabi |
Glottolog | panj1256 Punjabi |
Linguasphere | 59-AAF-e |
Countries of the world where Punjabi is spoken
50,000,000 - 80,000,000
1,000,000 - 50,000,000
500,000 - 1,000,000
200,000 - 500,000
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Punjabi (/pʌnˈdʒɑːbi/;[5] Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pañjābī; Shahmukhi: پنجابی paṉjābī)[6] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over 100 million native speakers worldwide, ranking as the 10th most widely spoken language (2015)[7][8] in the world. It is the native language of the Punjabi people, who associate with the historical Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Among Indo-European languages, it is unusual due to the use of lexical tone.[9][10][11]
Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan,[12] the 11th most widely spoken in India, and the third most-spoken native language in the Indian Subcontinent. Punjabi is the fifth most-spoken native language (after English, French, Mandarin and Cantonese) in Canada. It also has a significant presence in the United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The Punjab is one of the relatively few regions in the world with a situation of digraphia; Punjabi is written in both the Shahmukhi and the Gurmukhi scripts; the former mainly by Muslims, the latter mainly by Sikhs and Hindus.
History
Etymology
The word Punjabi has been derived from the word Panj-āb, Persian for "Five Waters", referring to the five major eastern tributaries of the Indus River. The name of the region was introduced by the Turko-Persian conquerors[13] of South Asia. Panj is cognate with Sanskrit पञ्च (pañca) and Greek πέντε (pénte) "five", and "āb" is cognate with Sanskrit अप् (áp) and with the Av- of Avon. The historical Punjab region, now divided between India and Pakistan, is defined physiographically by the Indus River and these five tributaries. One of the five, the Beas River, is a tributary of another, the Sutlej.
Origin
Punjabi developed from Sanskrit through Prakrit languages and later Apabhraṃśa (Sanskrit: अपभ्रंश; corruption or corrupted speech)[14] From 600 BC Sanskrit gave birth to many regional languages in different parts of India. All these languages are called Prakrit (Sanskrit: प्राकृत prākṛta) collectively. Shauraseni Prakrit was one of these Prakrit languages, which was spoken in north and north-western India and Punjabi and western dialects of Hindi developed from this Prakrit. Later in northern India Shauraseni Prakrit gave rise to Shauraseni Aparbhsha, a descendent of Prakrit. Punjabi emerged as an Apabhramsha, a degenerated form of Prakrit, in the 7th century A.D. and became stable by the 10th century. By the 10th century, many Nath poets were associated with earlier Punjabi works.[15][16][16][17][17]
Arabic and Persian influence on Punjabi
Arabic and Persian influence in the historical Punjab region began with the late first millennium Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent.[18] The Persian language was introduced in the subcontinent a few centuries later by various Persianized Central Asian Turkic and Afghan dynasties including that of Mahmud of Ghazni. Many Persian and Arabic words were incorporated in Punjabi.[19] Punjabi has more Persian and Arabic vocabulary than Bengali, Marathi, and Gujarati due to the proximity of the Punjab with western Asia.[20] It is noteworthy that the Hindustani language divided into Hindi, with more Sanskritisation, and Urdu, with more Persianisation, but in Punjabi both Sanskrit and Persian words are used with a liberal approach to language. Later, it was influenced by Portuguese and English, though these influences have been minor in comparison to Persian and Arabic. However, in India, English words in the official language are more widespread than Hindi.[21]
Geographic distribution
Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan, the eleventh -most widely spoken in India and spoken Punjabi diaspora in various countries.
Pakistan
Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan. Punjabi is the provincial language in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Punjabi is spoken as a native language by over 44.15% of Pakistanis. About 70.0% of the people of Pakistan speak Punjabi as either their first or second language, and for some as their third language.[citation needed] Lahore, the capital of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, is the largest Punjabi-speaking city in the world. Moreover, Punjabi first-language (native) speakers constitute 86%, 72%, and 98% of the population in Lahore, Islamabad, and Faisalabad. [citation needed], and there are large numbers of Punjabi speakers in Karachi.
Year | Population of Pakistan | Percentage | Punjabi speakers |
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1951 | 33,740,167 | 57.08% | 22,632,905 |
1961 | 42,880,378 | 56.39% | 28,468,282 |
1972 | 65,309,340 | 56.11% | 43,176,004 |
1981 | 84,253,644 | 48.17% | 40,584,980 |
1998 | 132,352,279 | 44.15% | 58,433,431 |
Beginning with the 1981 census, speakers of Saraiki and Hindko were no longer included in the total numbers for Punjabi, which could explain the apparent decrease.
India
Punjabi is spoken as a native language, second language, or third language by about 30 million people in India. Punjabi is the official language of the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Some of its major urban centres in northern India are Ambala, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, and Delhi.
Year | Population of India | Punjabi speakers in India | Percentage |
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1971 | 548,159,652 | 14,108,443 | 2.57% |
1981 | 665,287,849 | 19,611,199 | 2.95% |
1991 | 838,583,988 | 23,378,744 | 2.79% |
2001 | 1,028,610,328 | 29,102,477 | 2.83% |
Punjabi diaspora
Punjabi is also spoken as a minority language in several other countries where Punjabi people have emigrated in large numbers, such as the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada, where it is the fourth-most-commonly used language.[24] There were 76 million Punjabi speakers in Pakistan in 2008,[25] 33 million in India in 2011,[26] 368,000 in Canada in 2006,[27] and smaller numbers in other countries.
Official status
Despite Punjabi's rich literary history, it was not until 1947 that it would be recognized as an official language. Previous governments in the area of the Punjab had favoured Persian, Hindustani, or even earlier standardised versions of local registers as the language of the court or government. After the annexation of the Sikh Empire by the British East India Company following the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, the British policy of establishing a uniform language for administration was expanded into the Punjab. The British Empire employed Hindi and Urdu in its administration of North-Central and North-West India, while in the North-East of India, Bengali was used as the language of administration. Despite its lack of official sanction, the Punjabi language continued to flourish as an instrument of cultural production, with rich literary traditions continuing until modern times. The Sikh religion, with its Gurmukhi script, played a special role in standardising and providing education in the language via Gudwaras, while writers of all religions continued to produce poetry, prose, and literature in the language.
In India, Punjabi is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. It is the first official language of the Indian State of Punjab. Punjabi also has second language official status in Delhi along with Urdu, and in Haryana. In Pakistan, no regional ethnic language has been granted official status at the national level, and as such Punjabi is not an official language at the national level, even though it is the most spoken language in Pakistan after Urdu. It is, however, the official provincial language of Punjab, Pakistan, the second largest and the most populous province of Pakistan as well as in Islamabad Capital Territory. The only two official national languages in Pakistan are Urdu and English, which are considered the lingua francas of Pakistan.
Modern Punjabi
Standard Punjabi
- Punjabi is spoken in many dialects in an area from Islamabad to Delhi. The Majhi dialect has been adopted as standard Punjabi in Pakistan and India for education, media etc. The Majhi (in Shahmukhi ماجھی، in Gurumukhi ਮਾਝੀ) dialect originated in the Majha region of the Punjab. The Majha region consists central districts of Pakistani Punjab and in India around Amritsar and Gurdaspur regions, known. The two most important cities in this area are Lahore and Amritsar.
- In India technical words in Standard Punjabi are loaned from Sanskrit similarly to other major Indian languages, but it generously uses Arabic, Persian, and English words also in the official language. In India, Punjabi is written in the Gurumukhī script in offices, schools, and media. Gurumukhi is considered the standard script for Punjabi, though it is often unofficially written in the Devanagari or Latin scripts due to influence from Hindi and English, India's two primary official languages at the Union-level.
- In Pakistan, Punjabi is generally written using the Shahmukhī script, created from a modification of the Persian Nastaʿlīq script. In Pakistan, Punjabi loans technical words from Persian and Arabic languages, just like Urdu does.
Major dialects
Majhi (Standard Punjabi)
Majhi is Punjabi's prestige dialect because it is standard of written Punjabi. It is spoken in the heart of Punjab which include Lahore, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Wazirabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Okara, Nankana Sahib, Faisalabad, Wazirabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Jhelum, Pakpattan, Vehari, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin and Chiniot districts of Pakistan's Punjab Province along with some major cities.
In India Amritsar, Tarn Taran Sahib, and Gurdaspur Districts of the State of Punjab and sizable population also in major cities of the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Mumbai India.
In Pakistan Standard Punjabi dialect is not called Majhi which is Indian terminology, in Pakistan it is simply called Standard Punjabi. This dialect is used for both Punjabi Films, TV and Theater industry to make Punjabi language content in Lahore.
Shahpuri
Shahpuri dialect (also known as Sargodha dialect) is mostly spoken in Pakistani Punjab. Its name is derived from former Shahpur District (now Shahpur Tehsil, being part of Sargodha District). It is spoken throughout a widespread area, spoken in Sargodha and Khushab Districts and also spoken in neighbouring Mianwali and Bhakkar Districts. It is mainly spoken on western end of Sindh River to Chennab river crossing Jehlam river.[28]
Malwai
Malwai is spoken in the eastern part of Indian Punjab and also in Bahawalnagar and Vehari districts of Pakistan. Main areas are Ludhiana, Patiala, Ambala, Bathinda, Ganganagar, Malerkotla, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Moga. Malwa is the southern and central part of present-day Indian Punjab. It also includes the Punjabi speaking northern areas of Haryana, viz. Ambala, Hissar, Sirsa, Kurukshetra etc. Not to be confused with the Malvi language, which shares its name.
Doabi
Doabi is spoken in both the Indian Punjab as well as parts of Pakistan Punjab owing to post-1947 migration of Muslim populace from East Punjab. The word "Do Aabi" means "the land between two rivers" and this dialect was historically spoken between the rivers of the Beas and the Sutlej in the region called Doaba. Regions it is presently spoken includes the Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala districts in Indian Punjab, specifically in the areas known as the Dona and Manjki, as well as the Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad districts in Pakistan Punjab where the dialect is known as Faisalabadi Punjabi.
This Dialect is also used as a standard for Indian Punjabi Films and TV shows.
Pwadhi
Pwadhi, Powadh, Puadh or Powadha is a region of Punjab and parts of Haryana between the Satluj and Ghaggar rivers. The part lying south, south-east and east of Rupnagar adjacent to Ambala District (Haryana) is Powadhi. The Powadh extends from that part of the Rupnagar District which lies near Satluj to beyond the Ghaggar river in the east up to Kala Amb, which is at the border of the states of Himachal pradesh and Haryana. Parts of Fatehgarh Sahib district, and parts of Patiala districts like Rajpura are also part of Powadh. The language is spoken over a large area in present Punjab as well as Haryana. In Punjab, Kharar, Kurali, Ropar, Nurpurbedi, Morinda, Pail, Rajpura and Samrala are the areas where the Puadhi is spoken and the dialect area also includes Pinjore, Kalka, Ismailabad, Pehowa to Bangar area in Fatehabad district.
Jhangochi/Changvi
Jhangochi (جھنگوچی) dialect is spoken in Pakistani Punjab throughout a widespread area, starting from Khanewal and Jhang at both ends of Ravi and Chenab to Hafizabad district.
Jangli is a dialect of former nomad tribes of areas whose names are often suffixed with 'Bar' derived from jungle bar before irrigation system arrived in the start of the 20th century, for example, Sandal Bar, Kirana Bar, Neeli Bar, Ganji Bar. Former Layllpur and western half of Montgomary district used to speak this dialect.
Pothohari/Pahari-Potowari
Pothohari is spoken in north Pakistani Punjab and Azad Kashmir. The area where it is spoken extends in the north from Muzaffarabad to as far south as Jhelum, Gujar Khan, Rawat and Rawalpindi, Murree Hills north of Rawalpindi, and east to Bhimber. Chibhali and Dhundi-Kairali dialects may be related. It merges with Majhi dialect at Saraialamgir/Kharian in the south and with Hindko dialects in the north at Attock.
Hindko
The diverse dialects of the furthest northwest areas of "Greater Punjabi" are known as Hindko. The central Hindko dialects comprise Ghebi, Awankari, Chacchi and Kohati. Peshawari, the divergent dialect spoken to the northwest in Peshawar, has been used as a basis for a literary language. The dialect of the Hazara region to the northeast forms a dialect group of its own known as Northern Hindko or Kagani.
Ghebi is quite similar to the Potowari dialect, but differs slightly, for example in the past tense, in which it uses (ahay+prefix) for 'was'. For example, "Mea ahayaan" means "I was". It also uses "Vinjna" instead of "jaana" or "gchna" for "going". It is mostly spoken in Fateh Jang Tehsil and Pindi Gheb Tehsil in Pakistani Punjab.
Jandali
It is also called Rohi. It is mostly spoken in Jand Tehsil and Mianwali district in Pakistani Punjab.
Dhani
Spoken in parts of Rawalpindi Division (Pothohar) of Pakistani Punjab. Its name is derived from Dhan valley where its spoken. It is spoken in Chakwal,[29] Khewra, parts of Jehlam Districts and Attock Districts. The people of Pothohar speak Pothohari dialect. However, the people of Chakwal or the Dhanni area in particular do not speak Pothohari and are ethnologically not regarded as Potoharis. They speak a distinctive Chakwali or Dhanni dialect of Punjabi.[28]
Jafri/Khetrani
These are a form of Derawali very strongly influenced by baluchi and sindhi languages, spoken in Musakhel and Barkhan, districts of Pakistani Province Balochistan respectively. Khetrani may not actually be a Lahnda language, but originally a Dardic language that gradually merged into neighboring lahnda dialects.
West of Chenaab river in Jhang district of Pakistani Punjab the dialect of Jhangochi merges with Thalochi and resultant dialect is Chenavari. Name is derived from Chenaab river.
Saraiki
The emergent language of the southern parts of Punjab is Saraiki. Its standard is based on the central dialect of Multani. Other dialects that are commonly associated with it are Riasti (also known as Bahawalpuri or Choolistani) to the south and Thali (or Thalochri) to the northwest. The varieties of Multani and Thali spoken in the west along the boundary with Balochistan and Pashtun dominated regions are also known as Derawali.
Phonology
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i(ː) ਈ | u(ː) ਊ | |
Near-close | ɪ ਇ | ʊ ਉ | |
Close-mid | e(ː) ਏ | o(ː) ਓ | |
Mid | ə ਅ | ||
Open-mid | ɛ(ː) ਐ | ɔ(ː) ਔ | |
Open | a(ː) ਆ |
The long vowels (the vowels with [ː]) also have nasal analogues.
Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m ਮ | n ਨ | ɳ ਣ | ɲ ਞ | ŋ ਙ | ||
Stop/ Affricate |
tenuis | p ਪ | t̪ ਤ | ʈ ਟ | t͡ʃ ਚ | k ਕ | |
aspirated | pʰ ਫ | t̪ʰ ਥ | ʈʰ ਠ | t͡ʃʰ ਛ | kʰ ਖ | ||
voiced | b ਬ | d̪ ਦ | ɖ ਡ | d͡ʒ ਜ | ɡ ਗ | ||
Fricative | voiceless | f ਫ਼ | s ਸ | ʃ ਸ਼ | (x ਖ਼) | ||
voiced | z ਜ਼ | (ɣ ਗ਼) | |||||
Flap | ɾ ਰ | ɽ ੜ | |||||
Approximant | ʋ ਵ | l ਲ | ɻ ਲ਼[30] | j ਯ | ɦ ਹ |
Tone
Punjabi has three phonemically distinct tones that developed from the lost murmured (or "voiced aspirate") series of consonants. Phonetically the tones are rising or rising-falling contours and they can span over one syllable or two, but phonemically they can be distinguished as high, mid, and low.
A historical murmured consonant (voiced aspirate consonant) in word initial position became tenuis and left a low tone on the two syllables following it: ghoṛā [kòːɽɑ̀ː] "horse". A stem-final murmured consonant became modally voiced and left a high tone on the two syllables preceding it: māgh [mɑ́ːɡ] "October". A stem-medial murmured consonant which appeared after a short vowel and before a long vowel became modally voiced and left a low tone on the two syllables following it: maghāuṇā [məɡɑ̀ːʊ̀ɳɑ̀ː] "to have something lit". Other syllables have mid tone.[31]
Grammar
The grammar of the Punjabi language concerns the word order, case marking, verb conjugation, and other morphological and syntactic structures of the Punjabi language. The main article discusses the grammar of Modern Standard Punjabi as defined by the sources cited therein.
Writing systems
Shahmukhi alphabet |
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ا ب پ ت ٹ ث ج چ ح خ د ڈ ذ ر ڑ ز ژ س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ک گ ل ࣇ م ن ݨ (ں) و ه (ھ) ء ی ے |
Extended Perso-Arabic script |
Punjabi has two major writing systems in use: Gurmukhi, which is a Brahmic script derived from the Laṇḍā script,[32] and Shahmukhi, which is an Arabic script. The word Gurmukhi means "from the Guru's mouth",[33] and Shahmukhi means "from the King's mouth".[34]
In the Punjab province of Pakistan, the script used is Shahmukhi and differs from the Urdu alphabet in having four additional letters.[35] In the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi and other parts of India, the Gurmukhī script is generally used for writing Punjabi.[35] Historically, various local Brahmic scripts including Laṇḍā were also in use.[36]
Sample text
This sample text was taken from the Punjabi Wikipedia article on Lahore.
Transliteration: lahaur pākistānī panjāb dī rājdā̀ni ài. lok giṇtī de nāḷ karācī tõ bāad lahaur dūjā sáb tõ vaḍḍā šáir ài. lahor pākistān dā siāsī, rátalī te paṛā̀ī dā gáṛ ài te is laī ínū̃ pākistān dā dil vī kihā jāndā ài. lahaur dariāe rāvī de kaṇḍè te vasdā ài. te isdī lok giṇtī ikk karoṛ de neṛe ài.
Translation: Lahore is the capital city of the Pakistani Punjab. After a number of people from Karachi, Lahore is the second largest city. Lahore is Pakistan's political stronghold and education capital and so it is also the heart of Pakistan. Lahore lies on the bank of the Ravi River. And, its population is close to ten million people.
IPA: [lə̄ɦɔ̄ːɾ pāːkɪ̄st̪āːnīː pə̄̃d͡ʒāːb d̪īː ɾāːd͡ʒt̪àːnɪ̄ ɦɛ̀ː ‖ lōk ɡɪ̄ɳt̪īː d̪ē nāːl kə̄ɾāːt͡ʃīː t̪ō̃ bāːə̄d̪ lə̄ɦɔ̄ːɾ d̪ūːd͡ʒāː sə́p t̪ō̃ ʋːə̄ɖāː ʃə̄ɦɪ̄ɾ ɦɛ̀ː ‖ lə̄ɦɔ̄ːɾ pāːkɪ̄st̪āːn d̪āː sɪ̄āːsīː | ɾə́ɦt̪ə̄līː t̪ē pə̄ɽɦàːīː d̪āː ɡə́ɽɦ ɦɛ̀ː t̪ē ɪ̄s lə̄īː ɪ́ɦnū̃ pāːkɪ̄st̪āːn d̪āː d̪ɪ̄l ʋīː kɪ̄ɦāː d͡ʒā̃ːd̪āː ɦɛ̀ː ‖ lə̄ɦɔ̄ːɾ d̪ə̄ɾɪ̄āːē ɾāːʋīː d̪ē kə̄̃ʈè t̪ē ʋə̄̃sd̪īː ɦɛ̀ː ‖ t̪ē īsd̪īː lōk ɡɪ̄ɳt̪īː ɪ̄kː kə̄ɾōɽ d̪ē nēɽē ɦɛ̀ː ‖]
Literature development
Medieval era, Mughal and Sikh period
- The earliest Punjabi literature is found in the fragments of writings of the 11th Nath yogis (ਨਾਥਯੋਗੀ, ناتھیوگی) Gorakshanath and Charpatnah which is primarily spiritual and mystical in tone. Fariduddin Ganjshakar of Pak Pattan is generally recognised as the first major poet of the Punjabi language.[37] Roughly from the 11th century to 19th century, many great Sufi saints and poets preached in the Punjabi language. Bulle Shah is considered one of the greatest Sufi poets. Punjabi Sufi poetry developed under Shah Hussain (1538–1599), Sultan Bahu (1628–1691), Shah Sharaf (1640–1724), Ali Haider (1690–1785), Saleh Muhammad Safoori (son of Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya, whom Ali Haider had given great tribute) and Bulleh Shah (1680–1757).
- The Sikh religion originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region and Punjabi is the predominant language spoken by Sikhs.[38] Most portions of the Guru Granth Sahib use the Punjabi language written in Gurmukhi, though Punjabi is not the only language used in Sikh scriptures.
The Janamsakhis (ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ, جنم ساکھی), stories on the life and legend of Guru Nanak (1469–1539), are early examples of Punjabi prose literature.
- The Punjabi language is famous for its rich literature of qisse (ਕਿੱਸੇ, قصّے), most of the which are about love, passion, betrayal, sacrifice, social values and a common man's revolt against a larger system. The qissa of Heer Ranjha by Waris Shah (1706–1798) is among the most popular of Punjabi qissas. Other popular stories include Sohni Mahiwal by Fazal Shah, Mirza Sahiban by Hafiz Barkhudar (1658–1707), Sassui Punnhun by Hashim Shah (c. 1735–c. 1843), and Qissa Puran Bhagat by Qadaryar (1802–1892).[citation needed]
- Heroic ballads known as Vaar(ਵਾਰ, وار) enjoy a rich oral tradition in Punjabi. Famous Vaars areChandi di Var (1666–1708), Nadir Shah Di Vaar by Najabat,Jangnama of Shah Mohammad (1780–1862).[39]
British Raj era and post-independence period
The Victorian novel, Elizabethan drama, free verse and Modernism entered Punjabi literature through the introduction of British education during the Raj. Nanak Singh (1897–1971), Vir Singh, Ishwar Nanda, Amrita Pritam (1919–2005), Puran Singh (1881–1931), Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1957), Diwan Singh (1897–1944) and Ustad Daman (1911–1984), Mohan Singh (1905–78) and Shareef Kunjahi are some legendary Punjabi writers of this period. After independence of Pakistan and India Najm Hossein Syed, Fakhar Zaman and Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, Shafqat Tanvir Mirza, Ahmad Salim, and Najm Hosain Syed, Munir Niazi, Pir Hadi abdul Mannan enriched Punjabi literature in Pakistan, whereas Amrita Pritam (1919–2005), Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996), Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1936–1973), Surjit Patar (1944–) and Pash (1950–1988) are some of the more prominent poets and writers from India.
In Pakistan
When Pakistan was created in 1947, although Punjabi was the majority language in West Pakistan and Bengali the majority in East Pakistan and Pakistan as whole, English and Urdu were chosen as the national languages. The selection of Urdu was due to its association with South Asian Muslim nationalism and because the leaders of the new nation wanted a unifying national language instead of promoting one ethnic group's language over another. Broadcasting in Punjabi language by Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation decreased on TV and radio after 1947. Article 251 of the Constitution of Pakistan declares that that these two languages would be the only official languages at the national level, while provincial governments would be allowed to make provisions for the use of other languages.[40] However, in the 1950s the constitution was amended to include the Bengali language. Eventually, Punjabi was granted status as a provincial language in Punjab Province, while the Sindhi language was given official status in 1972 after 1972 Language violence in Sindh.
Despite gaining official recognition at the provincial level, Punjabi is not a language of instruction for primary or secondary school students in Punjab Province (unlike Sindhi and Pashto in other provinces).[41] Pupils in secondary schools can choose the language as an elective, while Punjabi instruction or study remains rare in higher education. One notable example is the teaching of Punjabi language and literature by the University of the Punjab in Lahore which began in 1970 with the establishment of its Punjabi Department.[42][43]
In the cultural sphere, there are many books, plays, and songs being written or produced in the Punjabi-language in Pakistan. Until the 1970s, there were a large number of Punjabi-language films being produced by the Lollywood film industry, however since then Urdu has become a much more dominant language in film production. Additionally, television channels in Punjab Province (centred on the Lahore area) are broadcast in Urdu. The preeminence of Urdu in both broadcasting and the Lollywood film industry is seen by critics as being detrimental to the health of the language.[44][45]
Language demands in Punjab province
The use of Urdu and English as the near exclusive languages of broadcasting, the public sector, and formal education have led some to fear that Punjabi in Pakistan is being relegated to a low-status language and that it is being denied an environment where it can flourish. Several prominent educational leaders, researchers, and social commentators have echoed the opinion that the intentional promotion of Urdu and the continued denial of any official sanction or recognition of the Punjabi language amounts to a process of "Urdu-isation" that is detrimental to the health of the Punjabi language[46][47][48] In August 2015, the Pakistan Academy of Letters, International Writer’s Council (IWC) and World Punjabi Congress (WPC) organised the Khawaja Farid Conference and demanded that a Punjabi-language university should be established in Lahore and that Punjabi language should be declared as the medium of instruction at the primary level.[49][50] In September 2015, a case was filed in Supreme Court of Pakistan against Government of Punjab, Pakistan as it did not take any step to implement the Punjabi language in the province.[51][52] Additionally, several thousand Punjabis gather in Lahore every year on International Mother Language Day.
Hafiz Saeed, chief of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) has questioned Pakistan's decision to adopt Urdu as its national language in a country where majority of people speak Punjabi language, citing his interpretation of Islamic doctrine as encouraging education in the mother-tongue.[53] The list of thinktanks, political organisations, cultural projects, and individuals that demand authorities at the national and provincial level to promote the use of the language in the public and official spheres includes:
- Cultural and research institutes: Punjabi Adabi Board, the Khoj Garh Research Centre, Punjabi Prachar, Institute for Peace and Secular Studies, Adbi Sangat, Khaaksaar Tehreek, Saanjh, Maan Boli Research Centre, Punjabi Sangat Pakistan, Punjabi Markaz, Sver International
- Trade unions and youth groups: Punjabi Writers Forum, National Students Federation, Punjabi Union-Pakistan, Punjabi National Conference, National Youth Forum, Punjabi Writers Forum, National Students Federation, Punjabi Union, Pakistan, and the Punjabi National Conference.
- Notable activists include Tariq Jatala, Farhad Iqbal, Diep Saeeda, Khalil Ojla, Afzal Sahir, Jamil Ahmad Paul, Mazhar Tirmazi, Mushtaq Sufi, Biya Je, Tohid Ahmad Chattha and Bilal Shaker Kahaloon, Nazeer Kahut[54][55][56]
In India
At the federal level, Punjabi has official status via the Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution.[57] At the state level, Punjabi is the sole official language of the state of Punjab, while it has secondary official status in the states of Haryana and Delhi.[58]
Both federal and state laws specify the use of Punjabi in the field of education. The state of Punjab uses the Three Language Formula, and Punjabi is required to be either the medium of instruction, or one of the three languages learnt in all schools in Punjab.[59] Punjabi is also a compulsory language in Haryana,[60] and other states with a significant Punjabi speaking minority are required to offer Punjabi medium education.[dubious ]
There is a vibrant Punjabi language movie industry in India, however Punjabi has a much smaller presence in television.[61] Despite Punjabi having far greater official recognition in India, attitudes of the Punjabi speaking elite towards the language are ambivalent as they are in neighboring Pakistan.[57]: 37 There are also claims of state apathy towards the language in non-Punjabi majority states.[62][63][64]
Institutes working for Punjabi
- Punjabi University It was established on the 30 April 1962, and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- Research Centre for Punjabi Language Technology, Punjabi University, Patiala.[65] It is working for development of core technologies for Punjabi, Digitisation of basic materials, online Punjabi teaching, developing software for office use in Punjabi, provinding common platform to Punjabi cyber community.[66] Machine translation tool for Punjabi to Hindi, Punjabi to Urdu nad vice versa and machine transliteration system between Gurumukhi and Shahmukhi scripts are very popular.
- Punjabipedia an online encyclopaedia is also launched by Patiala university in 2014.[67][68]
- The Dhahan Prize: The Dhahan Prize was created award literary works produced in Punjabi around the world. The Prize encourages new writing by awarding $25,000 CDN annually to one "best book of fiction" published in either of the two Punjabi scripts, Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi. Two second prizes of $5,000 CDN are also awarded, with the provision that both scripts are represented among the three winners. The Dhahan Prize is awarded by Canada India Education Society (CIES).[69]
Governmental academies and institutes
logo of academy | Academy or institute and establishing year | Government | Note |
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Punjabi Sahit academy, Ludhiana,1954[70][71] | Punjab, India | It works exclusively for promotion of Punjabi language. | |
Punjabi academy, Delhi,1981-1982[72] | Delhi, India | This academy organise numerous activities and events and works exclusively for Punjabi language. | |
Jammu and Kashmir academy of art, culture and literature[73] | Jammu and Kashmir, India | This academy works for Punjabi and other languages like Urdu, Dogri, Gojri etc. | |
Haryana sahitya sangam[74] | Haryana, India | It works for Punjabi and other languages like Hindi, Urdu also | |
Punjabi academy[75] | Uttar Pradesh, India | ||
Punjabi academy | Uttarakhand, India | ||
Punjabi academy,2 006[76] | Rajasthan | it was established in 2006 | |
Pilac(Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture, Lahore,2004[77] | Punjab, Pakistan | It is works for patronage, promotion and development of Punjabi Language. PILAC also focuses on conservation, protection, promotion and enhancement of the art and cultural richness of Punjab. |
Software
- Software are available for Punjabi language for almost all platforms. These software are mainly in Gurmukhi script. Nowadays, nearly all Punjabi newspapers, magazines, journals, and periodicals are composed on computers via various Punjabi software programmes, the most widespread of which is InPage Desktop Publishing package. Microsoft has included Punjabi language support in all new versions of Windows and both Windows Vista, Mircrsoft Office 2007, 2010 and 2013, are available in Punjabi through the Language Interface Pack[78] support. Most Linux Desktop distributions allow the easy installation of Punjabi support and translations as well.[79] Apple implemented the Punjabi language keyboard across Mobile devices.[80] Google also provides many applications in Punjabi, like Google Search,[81] Google Translate[82] and Google Punjabi Input Tools.[83]
Gallery
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Book about Punjabi in Shahmukhi
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Guru Granth Sahib in GurmukhiGuru Granth Sahib in Gurmukhi
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Punjabi Gurmukhi script
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Punjabi Shahmukhi script
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Bhulay Shah poetry in Punjabi (Shahmukhi script)
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Munir Niazi poetry in Punjabi (Shahmukhi script)
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Gurmukhi alphabet
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Punjabi Bible New Testament, published in 1815
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A book of poetry written by Bhai Vir Singh
See also
- Punjabi Wikipedia
- Languages of Pakistan
- Languages of India
- List of Indian languages by total speakers
- List of Punjabi-language newspapers
- Hindi-to-Punjabi Machine Translation System
- Punjabi cinema
Notes
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Sikhs often write Punjabi in Gurmukhi, Hindus in Devanagari, and Muslims in Perso-Arabic.
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- ^ Phonemic Inventory of Punjabi Archived 16 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine[failed verification]
- ^ Geeti Sen. Crossing Boundaries. Orient Blackswan, 1997. ISBN 978-81-250-1341-9. Page 132. Quote: "Possibly, Punjabi is the only major South Asian language that has this kind of tonal character. There does seem to have been some speculation among scholars about the possible origin of Punjabi's tone-language character but without any final and convincing answer..."
- ^ "Pakistan Census". Census.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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- ^ .https://books.google.com/books?id=gqIbJz7vMn0C&pg=PA166&dq=punjabi+prakrit+language&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwie9PGZnrzQAhXMtI8KHay-AfwQ6AEIKTAD#v=onepage&q=punjabi%20prakrit%20language&f=false Archived 21 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ India's culture through the ages by Mohan Lal Vidyarthi. Published by Tapeshwari Sahitya Mandir, 1952. Page 148: "From the apabhramsha of Sauraseni are derived Punjabi, Western Hindi, Rajasthani and Gujerati [sic]..."
- ^ a b National Communication and Language Policy in India By Baldev Raj Nayar. Published by F. A. Praeger, 1969. Page 35. "...Sauraseni Aprabhramsa from which have emerged the modern Western Hindi and Punjabi."
- ^ a b The Sauraseni Prākrit Language Archived 23 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. "This Middle Indic language originated in Mathura, and was the main language used in drama in Northern India in the mediaeval era. Two of its descendants are Hindi and Punjabi."
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Punjabi notes question answer
References
- Grierson, George A. 1904–1928. Grierson's Linguistic Survey of India. Calcutta.
- Masica, Colin. 1991. The Indo-Aryan languages. Cambridge Univ. Press.
Further reading
- Bhatia, Tej. 1993 and 2010. Punjabi : a cognitive-descriptive grammar. London: Routledge. Series: Descriptive grammars.
- Gill H.S. [Harjit Singh] and Gleason, H.A. 1969. A reference grammar of Punjabi. Revised edition. Patiala, Punjab, India: Languages Department, Punjab University.
- Shackle, C. 1972. Punjabi. London: English Universities Press.
- Chopra, R. M., Perso-Arabic Words in Punjabi, in: Indo-Iranica Vol.53 (1–4).
- Chopra, R. M.., The Legacy of The Punjab, 1997, Punjabee Bradree, Calcutta.
- Singh, Chander Shekhar (2004). Punjabi Prosody: The Old Tradition and The New Paradigm. Sri Lanka: Polgasowita: Sikuru Prakasakayo.
- Singh, Chander Shekhar (2014). Punjabi Intonation: An Experimental Study. Muenchen: LINCOM EUROPA.