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Punjabi may also be considered as a pluricentric language with more than one standard variety. [9] Map of dialects of Punjabi dialects and languages. Punjabi is a language spoken primarily in the Punjab region, which is divided between India and Pakistan. It is also spoken by Punjabi diaspora communities around the world.
Major Indo-Aryan languages of South Asia; Northern Aryan languages are in shades of brown. The Northern Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Pahāṛi languages, are a proposed group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east, through the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab [1] [2] (not to be confused with ...
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. [106] Punjabi is also a compulsory language in Haryana, [107] and other states with a significant Punjabi speaking minority are required to offer Punjabi medium ...
Lahnda includes the following dialects: Saraiki (spoken mostly in southern Pakistani Punjab by about 26 million people), the Jatki dialects (referred to as Punjabi by their ~50 million speakers, [6] spoken in the Bar region of Punjab) i.e. Jhangvi, Shahpuri and Dhanni, the diverse varieties of Hindko (with almost five million speakers in north ...
The Munda languages are a group of closely related languages spoken by about eleven million people in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Historically, they have been called the Kolarian languages. [ 4 ]
After the fall of the Sikh empire, Urdu was made the official language of Punjab (in Pakistani Punjab, it is still the primary official language), and influenced the language as well. [128] Punjabis also speak several languages and dialects related to Punjabi, such as the Pothwari spoken in the Pothohar region of Northern Pakistani Punjab [129]
Pages in category "Languages of Punjab, India" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bagri language; D.
One of these is Lahnda, [62] and includes Saraiki (spoken mostly in southern Pakistani Punjab by about 26 million people), the diverse varieties of Hindko (with almost five million speakers in north-western Punjab and neighbouring regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, especially Hazara), Pahari/Pothwari (3.5 million speakers in the Pothohar region of ...