PUNJABI LANGUAGE

Punjabi
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی, पंजाबी, Pañjābī
The word "Punjabi" in Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi.

Spoken in
India and Pakistan. Minor populations in United Kingdom, Canada, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States
Region
Punjab
Total speakers
88,000,000 (Ethnologue 2005 estimate)[1]57,129,000 (Encarta)[2]Western Punjabi: 61–62 million, Eastern Punjabi 28 million (2000 WCD)
Ranking
11
Language family
Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
Punjabi
Writing system
Gurmukhi in Punjab (India) and Sikh diasporaShahmukhi in Punjab (Pakistan)Devana
Official status
Official language in
Regulated by
No official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1
pa
ISO 639-2
pan
ISO 639-3
variously:pan – Punjabi (Eastern)pnb – Punjabi (Western)pmu – Punjabi (Mirpuri)

Distribution of native Punjabi speakers in India and Pakistan

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Punjabi or Panjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script, پنجابی in Shahmukhi script, पंजाबी in Devanagari script, Pañjābī in transliteration) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region (in Pakistan and north western India).
According to the Ethnologue 2005 estimate[1], there are 88 million native speakers of the Punjabi language, which makes it approximately the 13th most widely spoken language in the world. According to the 2008 Census of Pakistan[4], there are 76,335,300 native speakers of (Various Dialects) Punjabi in Pakistan and according to the Census of India, there are 29,102,477 (Eastern Dialects) Punjabi speakers in India[5].
Punjabi language has many different dialects, spoken in the different sub-regions of greater Punjab. The Majhi dialect is Punjabi's prestige dialect, and is spoken in the historical region of Majha,[6] which spans East-central districts of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian State of Punjab.
Along with Lahnda and Western Pahari languages, Punjabi is unusual among modern Indo-European languages in being a tonal language.[7][8][9][10]
The Language Punjabi today generally refers to "Eastern Punjabi" based on the Majhi, Malwi and Doabi dialects spoken in East Punjab and surrounding areas of Lahore in West Punjab.
Contents[hide]
1 History
1.1 Association with the Sikhs
1.2 Modern Punjabi
2 Geographic distribution
2.1 Pakistan
2.2 India
3 The Punjabi Diaspora
3.1 List in order of native speakers
4 Dialects: linguistic classification
4.1 Major Punjabi dialects
4.2 The "Lahnda" construct
4.3 Classification by Ethnologue
4.4 Examples
5 Phonology
6 Grammar
7 Writing system
8 Punjabi in modern culture
9 Dictionaries
10 See also
11 Notes
12 References
13 Further reading
14 External links
History
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language like many other modern languages of South Asia. It is a descendant of Sauraseni Prakrit, which was the chief language of medieval northern India[11][12][13].
Punjabi emerged as an independent language in the 11th century from the Sauraseni Apabhramsa.[14] The literary tradition in Punjabi started with Fariduddin Ganjshakar (Baba Farid) (1173-1266), many ancient Sufi mystics and later Guru Nanak Dev ji, the first Guru of Sikhism. The early Punjabi literature was principally spiritual in nature and has had a very rich oral tradition. The poetry written by Sufi saints has been the folklore of the Punjab and is still sung with great love in any part of Punjab.
Between 1600 and 1850, Muslim Sufi, Sikh and Hindu writers composed many works in Punjabi. The most famous Punjabi Sufi poet was Baba Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757), wrote in the Kafi style. Bulleh Shah practiced the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry established by poets like Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599), Sultan Bahu (1629 – 1691), and Shah Sharaf (1640 – 1724). His lifespan also overlapped with the legendary Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722 – 1798), of Heer Ranjha fame. Waris Shah's rendition of the tragic love story of Heer Ranjha is among the most popular medieval Punjabi works. Other popular tragic love stories are Sohni Mahiwal, Mirza Sahiba and Sassi Punnun. Shah Mohammad's Jangnama is another fine piece of poetry that gives an eyewitness account of the First Anglo-Sikh War that took place after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
The linguist George Abraham Grierson in his multivolume Linguistic Survey of India (1904-1928) used the word "Punjabi" to refer to several languages spoken in the Punjab region: the term "Western Punjabi" (ISO 639-3 pnb) covered dialects (now designated separate languages) spoken to the west of Montgomery and Gujranwala districts, while "Eastern Punjabi" referred to what is now simply called Punjabi (ISO 639-3 pan)[15] After Saraiki, Pothohari and Hindko (earlier categorized as "Western Punjabi") got the status of separate languages, the percentage of Punjabi speakers in Pakistan decreased from 59% to 44%.
Association with the Sikhs
Punjabi is not the predominant language of the Sikh scriptures (which are written in several dialects, though in Gurmukhi script).[16] A few portions of Guru Granth Sahib use the Punjabi dialects, but the book is interspersed with several other languages including Brajbhasha, Khariboli), Sanskrit and Persian.[17] Guru Gobind Singh, the last Guru of the Sikhs composed Chandi di Var in Punjabi, although most of his works are composed in other languages like Braj bhasha and Persian.
However, in the 20th century, the Punjabi-speaking Sikhs started attaching importance to the Punjabi written in the Gurmukhi script as a symbol of their distinct identity.[16] The Punjabi identity was affected by the communal sentiments in the 20th century. Bhai Vir Singh, a major figure in the movement for the revival of Punjabi literary tradition, started insisting that the Punjabi language was the exclusive preserve of the Sikhs.[18] After the partition of India, the Punjab region was divided between Pakistan and India. Although the Punjab people formed the biggest linguistic group in Pakistan, Urdu was declared the national language of Pakistan, and Punjabi did not get any official status. The Indian Punjab, which then also included what are now Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, became Hindi-majority.
In the 1960s, the Shiromani Akali Dal proposed "Punjabi Suba", a state for Punjabi speakers in India. Paul R. Brass, the Professor Emeritus of Political Science and South Asian Studies at the University of Washington, opines that the Sikh leader Fateh Singh tactically stressed the linguistic basis of the demand, while downplaying the religious basis for the demand—a state where the distinct Sikh identity could be preserved.[16] The movement for a Punjabi Suba led to trifurcation of Indian Punjab into three states: Punjab (India), Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
Modern Punjabi

Punjabi is native to the Punjab region of South Asia
In India, Punjabi is one of the 22 languages with official status in India. It is the first official language of Punjab (India) and Union Territory State Chandigarh and the 2nd official language of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the provincial language of Punjab (Pakistan) the second largest and the most populous province of Pakistan.
The famous Punjabi writers from Pakistan include:
Shareef Kunjahi
Mir Tanha Yousafi
Sanawar Chadhar
Alam Lohar
Abid Tamimi
Anwar Masood
Aatish
Shaista Nuzhat
Raja Muhammed Ahmed
The famous Indian Punjabi poets in modern times are:
Prof. Mohan Singh
Amrita Pritam
Balwant Gargi
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
Surjit Paatar
[edit] Geographic distribution
[edit] Pakistan

Administrative Divisions of Punjab Pakistan.
See also: Languages of Pakistan
Punjabi is the most spoken language of Pakistan. Punjabi is spoken as first language by over 44.15% of Pakistanis. Punjabis comprise the largest ethnic group in the country. Punjabis are dominant in key institutions such as business, agriculture, industry, government, army, navy, air force, and police which is why about 70% of Pakistanis can understand or speak Punjabi.
The Punjabis found in Pakistan are composed of various social groups, castes and economic groups. Muslim Rajputs, Jat, Dogars, Gujjars, Gakhars, Khatri or Punjabi Shaikhs, Kambohs, and Arains, comprise the main tribes in the north, while Awans, Gilanis, Gardezis, Syeds and Quraishis are found in the south. There are Pashtun tribes like the Niazis and the lodhis, which are very much integrated into Punjabi village life. People in major urban areas have diverse origins, with many post-Islamic settlers tracing their origin to Afghanistan, Persia, Turkey, Arabia and Central Asia.[19]
Census History of Punjabi Speakers in Pakistan
Year
Population of Pakistan
Percentage
Punjabi Speakers
1951
33,740,167
67.08%
22,632,905
1961
42,880,378
66.39%
28,468,282
1972
65,309,340
66.11%
43,176,004
1981
84,253,644
48.17%
40,584,980
1998
132,352,279
44.15%
58,433,431
Source: [20] In the National Census of Pakistan (1981) Saraiki, Pothohari and Hindko (Before categorized as "Western Punjabi") got the status of separate languages thats why number of Punjabi speakers got decreased.
Provinces of Pakistan by Punjabi speakers (2008)
Rank
Division
Punjabi speakers
Percentage
—
Pakistan
76,335,300
44.15%
1
Punjab
70,671,704
75.23%
2
Sindh
3,592,261
6.99%
3
Islamabad Capital Territory
1,343,625
71.66%
4
North-West Frontier Province
396,085
0.97%
5
Balochistan
318,745
2.52%
6
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
12,880
0.23%
[edit] India

Districts of Punjab along with their headquarters
See also: States of India by Punjabi speakers
Punjabi is spoken as a native language by over 2.85% of Indians. Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of Punjab and the shared state capital Chandigarh. It is one of the official languages of the state of Delhi and the second language of Haryana.
The Punjabis found in India are composed of various ethnic groups, tribal groups, social groups (caste) and economic groups. Some major sub-groups of Punjabis in India include Ahirs, Arora, Bania, Bhatia, Brahmin, Gujjar, Kalals/Ahluwalias, Kambojs, Khatris, Lobanas, Jats, Rajputs, Saini, Sood and Tarkhan. Most of these groups can be further sub-divided into clans and family groups.
Most of East Punjab's Muslims (in today's states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh) left for West Punjab in 1947. However, a small community still exists today, mainly in Malerkotla, the only Muslim princely state among the seven that formed the erstwhile Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). The other six (mostly Sikh) states were: Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Kapurthala and Kalsia.
Census History of Punjabi Speakers In India
Year
Population of India
Punjabi Speakers in India
Percentage
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%
The Punjabi Diaspora
Punjabi is also spoken as a minority language in several other countries where Punjabis have emigrated in large numbers, such as the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom (where it is the second most commonly used language[21]) and Canada, where in recent times Punjabi has grown fast and has now become the fourth most spoken language.[22].
List in order of native speakers
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Rank
Country
First language
1
Pakistan
76,335,300
2
Republic of India
29,109,672
3
United Kingdom
2,300,000
4
Canada
1,100,000
5
United Arab Emirates
720,000
6
United States
640,000
7
Saudi Arabia
620,000
8
Hong Kong
260,000
9
Malaysia
185,000
10
South Africa
140,000
11
Myanmar
120,000
12
France
90,000
13
Italy
80,000
14
Thailand
75,000
15
Japan
75,000
16
Mauritius
70,000
17
Singapore
70,000
18
Oman
68,000
19
Libya
65,000
20
Bahrain
60,000
21
Kenya
55,000
22
Australia
50,000
23
Tanzania
45,000
24
Kuwait
40,000
25
Germany
35,000
Dialects: linguistic classification
In Indo-Aryan dialectology generally, the presence of transitional dialects creates problems in assigning some dialects to one or another "language".[23][24] However, over the last century there has usually been little disagreement when it comes to defining the core region of the Punjabi language. In modern India, the states are largely designed to encompass the territories of major languages with an established written standard. Thus Indian Punjab is the Punjabi language state (in fact, the neighboring state of Haryana, which was part of Punjab state in 1947, was split off from it because it is a Hindi speaking region). Some of its major urban centers are Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, and Patiala. In Pakistan, the Punjabi speaking territory spans the east-central districts of Punjab Province. Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faislabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Sialkot, Jhelum and Gujrat. Lahore the historic capital of Punjab is the largest Punjabi speaking city in the world. Lahore has 86% native Punjabis of total population of the city. and Islamabad the Capital of Pakistan has 71% Native Punjabis of total population.
Major Punjabi dialects
Majhi
The Majhi dialect is Punjabi's prestige dialect and spoken in the heart of Punjab where most of the Punjabi population lives. The Majhi dialect, the dialect of the historical region of Majha,[6] which spans the Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Okara, Gujranwala, Wazirabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat and to some extant in Jhelum District of Pakistani Punjab and Amritsar, Tarn Taran Sahib, and Gurdaspur Districts of the Indian State of Punjab.
Pothowari
This dialect is spoken in north Pakistani Punjab. mainly The area where Pothowari is spoken extends in the north from Muzaffarabad to as far south as Jhelum, Gujar Khan, Chakwal and Rawalpindi. [phr] 49,440 (2000 WCD). Murree Hills north of Rawalpindi, and east to Bhimber. Poonchi is east of Rawalakot. Potwari is in the plains around Rawalpindi. Alternate names: Potwari, Pothohari, Potohari, Chibhali, Dhundi-Kairali. Dialects: Pahari (Dhundi-Kairali), Pothwari (Potwari), Chibhali, Punchhi (Poonchi), Jhelumi, Mirpuri. Pahari means 'hill language' referring to a string of divergent dialects, some of which may be separate languages. A dialect chain with Panjabi and Hindko. Closeness to western Pahari is unknown. Lexical similarity 76% to 83% among varieties called 'Pahari', 'Potwari', and some called 'Hindko' in Mansehra,Muzaffarabad, and Jammun. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Western Pahari.
Jhangochi or Rachnavi
Jhangochi (جھنگوچی) dialect is spoken in Pakistani Punjab. Jhangochi or Rachnavi is the oldest and most idiosyncretic dialect of the Punjabi. It is spoken throughout a widespread area, starting from Khanewal and Jhang at both ends of Ravi and Chenab to Gujranwala district. It then runs down to Bahawalnagar and Chishtian areas, on the banks of river Sutlej. This entire area has almost the same traditions, customs and culture. The Jhangochi dialect of Punjabi has several aspects that set it apart from other Punjabi variants. This area has a great culture and heritage, especially literary heritage, as it is credited with the creation of the famous epic romance stories of Heer Ranjha and Mirza Sahiba. It is spoken in the Bar areas of Punjab, i.e., areas whose names are often suffixed with 'Bar', for example Sandal Bar, Kirana Bar, Neeli Bar, Ganji Bar and also from Khanewal to Jhang includes Faisalabad and Chiniot.
Shahpuri
This dialect is spoken in Pakistani Punjab. The Shahpuri language has been spoken by the people of the town Shahpur. This language has been spoken by the people of District Sargodha including Dera Chanpeer Shah, Khushab, Jhang, Mianwali, Attock, parts of Faisalabad (foremerly Lyallpur), parts of Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalnagar, Chakwal, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab and Mandi Bahauddin districts.
Hindko
Classified under Lahnda languages by many linguists; perhaps differs from Punjabi. Hindko dialect is spoken in north west Pakistani Punjab and North-West Frontier Province mainly this dialect is spoken in districts of Peshawar, Attock, Nowshehra, Mansehra, Balakot, Abbottabad and Murree and the lower half of Neelum District and Muzafarabad.
Malwi
Malwi spoken in the eastern part of Indian Punjab. Main areas are Patiala Ludhiana, Ambala, Bathinda, Ganganagar, Malerkotla, Fazilka, Ferozepur. 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 spoken in Indian Punjab. The word "Do Aabi" means "the land between two rivers" and this dialects is spoken between the rivers of Beas and Sutlej. It includes Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur districts.
Pwadhi
Powadh or 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 up to the Ghaggar river in the east, which separates the states of Punjab 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 language is spoken and the area itself is claimed as including from Pinjore, Kalka to Bangar area in Hisar district which includes even Nabha and Patiala in it.
Punjabi University classification
Punjabi University, Patiala, State of Punjab, India takes a very liberal definition of Punjabi in that it classifies Saraiki, Dogri, and Pothohari/Pothwari as Punjabi. Accordingly, the University has issued the following list of dialects of Punjabi:[25]
Awankari
Baar di Boli
Banwali
Bhattiani
Bherochi
Chacchi
Chakwali
Chambiali
Chenavri
Dhani
Doabi
Dogri
Ghebi
Gojri
Hindko
Jatki
Jhangochi
Kangri
Kachi
Lubanki
Malwai
Pahari
Pothohari/Pindiwali
Powadhi
Punchi
Peshori/Peshawari
Rathi
Swaen
Thalochri
Wajeerawadi
[edit] The "Lahnda" construct
The name "Punjab" means "5 waters" in Persian (panj ab) and refers to five major eastern tributaries of the Indus River. The historical Punjab region, now divided between Pakistan and India, is defined physiographically by the Indus River and these five tributaries. The bulk of the Panjab, 3.5 rivers are located in Pakistan. One of the five, the Beas River, is a tributary of another, the Sutlej River, and lies entirely in present day India, well within the eastern half of historical Punjab.
The British linguist George Abraham Grierson came to the conclusion that a group of dialects known collectively as "western Punjabi" or Lahnda spoken north and west of the Punjab heartland, in the Indus valley itself and on the lower reaches of the other four tributaries (excluding the Beas River), in fact constituted a language distinct from eastern or jurdga Punjabi. He christened this group of dialects "Lahindā" in a volume of the Language Survey of India (LSI) published in 1919.[15] He grouped as "southern Lahnda" the dialects that are now recognized as multani or Saraiki. The northern Lahnda sub-Group has eveloved into Modern Panjistani (or pahiri/mirpur/pothoahri)and modern Hindko .Grierson tentatively identified the boundary between Punjabi and "Lahnda" as a north-south line running from the Gujranwala District to the former Montgomery District (near the town on Sahiwal). This line lies well west of Lahore and within the boundary of Pakistan.[26]
In the aftermath of the independence of Pakistan and subsequent Partition of 1947, some investigators supposed that the Punjabi speakers in new Pakistan might give up their native dialects and adopt one or another "Lahnda" dialect; but this did not occur.[26]
Classification by Ethnologue
Because of the stature of Ethnologue as a widely accepted authority on the identification and classification of dialects and languages, their divergent views of the geographical distribution and dialectal naming of the Punjabi language merit mention. They designate what tradition calls "Punjabi" as "Eastern Punjabi" and they have implicitly adopted the belief (contradicted by other specialists[27]) that the language border between "western Panjabi" and "eastern Panjabi" has shifted since 1947 to coincide with the international border.[28]
Examples
English
Majhi, Lahori/Amritsari
Pothohari
Dogri
Kangri
Pahari
What are you doing? (masculine)
Ki karda ae?
Ka karne uo?
Ke karde o?
Ke (kay) peya kare-nanh?
What are you doing? (masculine to address female)
Ki kardi aa?
Ka karani ay?
Ke karani ae?
Ke (kay) pai (payi) kare-neenh?
How are you?
Ki haal hai,
Keh aal e?
ke aal a?
Tudda ke haal e (eh)?
Do you speak Punjabi?
Tusi Punjabi Bol laende ho ?
Punjabii bolne uo?
Punjabi bolde o?
Punjabi uburne o?
Where are you from?
Tusi kidhar to ho?/ Tusi kidron aaye ho?
Tusa kudhr nay aiyo?
Tus kudhr to o?
Kathe ne o?
Pleased to meet you
Tenu mil ke bahut khushi hoyi
Tusan milay tay boo khushi oye
Tusan nu miliye bahut khusi oyi
Tussan mil ke khushi thi.
What's your name?
Todi naam ki e?
Tusan naa ke aa?
Tusan da naa kay ai?
Tudda ke naanh ve?
My name is ...
Mera naam ... e
Mara naa ... e
Mera naa ... e
Mainda naanh ... eh
What is your village's name?
Todi pind/graan da naam ki hai?/ Tuhada pind/graan kehda hai?
Tusane graana naa ke aa?
Tusan da graan kay aa?
Tudde gerayenh na ke naanh ve?
Yes
Haan
Ahoo
Ah
Hanh
No
Nahin
Naa
Naa
Nainh
Would you like (to eat) some sweets?
Mithaee lainee aa? / Mithaee Khaauge?
Mithaee Kaso?
Mithaee khaani e?
Kuj mitha khaine o?
I love you.
Main tenu pyar kardaa
Mai tuki pyar karna
Mai tusi pyar karna
Main tuhan pyar kare-nanh.
We went to the Cinema
Assi Cinema gaye sige
Assa cinema gaye saa
Assi cinema gaye ayan.
Where should I go?
Mainu kitthe jana chahida hai?
mai kudhar jaa
Phonology
Vowels
Front
Central
Back
Close
iː
uː
Near-close
Close-mid
eː
ə
oː
Open
ɛː
ɑː
ɔː
There are also nasalized vowels.
Consonants
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental/Alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Glottal
Nasal
m
n
ɳ
ɲ
ŋ
Plosive andAffricate
voiceless
p
t̪
ʈ
t͡ʃ
k
voiceless aspirated
pʰ
t̪ʰ
ʈʰ
t͡ʃʰ
kʰ
voiced
b
d̪
ɖ
d͡ʒ
ɡ
Fricative
(f)
s (z)
(ʃ)
ɦ
Flap
ɾ
ɽ
Approximant
ʋ
l
ɭ
j
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 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 voiced and left a low tone on the two syllables following it: maghāṇā [məɡɑ̀ːɳɑ̀ː] "to be lit". Other syllables and words have mid tone.[29]
Grammar
Main article: Punjabi grammar
Writing system
There are several different scripts used for writing the Punjabi language, depending on the region and the dialect spoken, as well as the religion of the speaker. In the Punjab province of Pakistan, the script used is Shahmukhi and differs from the standard Nastaʿlīq script as it has four additional letters.[30] The eastern part of the Punjab region, located in India, is divided into three states. In the state of Punjab, Sikhs and others use the Gurmukhī script. Punjabi Hindus who are mainly concentrated in the neighbouring Indian states such of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the national capital territry of Delhi, sometimes use the Devanāgarī script to write Punjabi.[30]
Punjabi in modern culture
Now in the age of globlistation Punjabi is becoming more acceptable among Punjabis when they are learning values like respect and dignity for mothertongue through modern media and communications.Punjabi language always has been intergal part of Indian bollywood cinema.In recent years trend of songs totally in Punjabi language in Bollywood movies can be observed.Punjabi pop and folk songs are very popular both in India and Pakistan at national level.A number of dram tv serials based on Punjabi characters are telecasted by different tv channels.Now number of student opting Punjabi literature has increased in Pakistani Punjab.See List of eastern or judrga Punjabi authors.
Dictionaries
Singh, Maya. The Panjabi dictionary. Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh & Sons, 1895.
Punjabi Dictionary English to Punjabi Dictionary
Punjabi to English Dictionary Convert Punjabi word into English
Online translator English to Punjabi, or vice-versa
Punjabi Kosh Free Windows based Punjabi->English->Punjabi dictionary
Punjabi Kashmiri Dictionary by Omkar N Koul and Rattan Lal Talashi. Patiala: Language Department. 1998.
Pothohari (Nothern Lahnda,pahari or Modern panjistani) dictionary by Sharif Shad
See also
Languages of Pakistan
Languages of India
List of Indian languages by total speakers
Hindi to Punjabi Machine Translation System