Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken for the most part in Punjab Province in Pakistan, and in Punjab state in India. There are likewise Punjabi speakers in the Kenya, Singapore, UK, Canada, the UAE, the USA, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

Punjabi language

The names Punjabi and Punjab originate from the Persian words for five (Panj — پنج) and water (a آب), and alludes to the five noteworthy eastern tributaries of the Indus River that move through Punjab: the Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas.



Punjabi plummeted from the Shauraseni language of medieval northern India and turned into a particular language amid the eleventh century. There are two primary assortments of Punjabi: Eastern Punjabi and Western Punjabi, every one of which has various vernaculars.



Eastern Punjabi is spoken by about 32.6 million individuals (in 2011), chiefly in India in the conditions of Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan. There are additionally speakers of Eastern Punjabi in Nairobi in Kenya, and in Singapore.



Western Punjabi is spoken by about 92.7 million individuals (in 2015), chiefly in Pakistan in Punjab area, and furthermore in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir states in India. It is otherwise called Lahanda, Lahnda or Lahndi.



In India Punjabi is composed with the Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) letters in order, while in Pakistan it is composed with an adaptation of the Urdu letters in order known as Shahmukhi (شاہ مکھی). The composed standard for Punjabi in the two India and Pakistan is known as Majhi (ਮਾਝੀ/ماجھ), which is named after the Majha area of Punjab.



Punjabi is one of India’s 22 official dialects and it is the main authority language in East Punjab. In Pakistan Punjabi is the second most broadly spoken language however has no official status.



Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)



The Gurmukhi letter set created from the Landa letter set and was institutionalized amid the sixteenth century by Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second Sikh master. The name Gurmukhi signifies “from the mouth of the Guru” and originates from the Old Punjabi word guramukhī.

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