PUNJABI LANGUAGE - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ

PUNJAB language Basically the Punjabi is the language of Punjab. Punjab is one of the 14 regional languages recognized in the Indian constitution. Central Indo-Aryan language spoken in Punjab, an area now divided between India and Pakistan, to the west, modern Punjabi merges into the Lahnda language. Punjabi Punjabi is a intercontinental language. Its speakers are spread all over the world.

HISTORY OF THE PUNJABI LANGUAGE - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ

Punjab is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. Punjab has a long history and rich cultural heritage. The people of the Punjab are called Punjabis and they speak a language called Punjabi. Punjabi is an ancient language, but like Punjabi, started its literary career pretty late. The script is Gurmukhi based on Devanagri.

Punjabi is an ancient language, but like Punjabi, started its literary career pretty late. The script is Gurmukhi based on Devanagri. This Eastern Punjab dialect developed into a literary language around the beginning of the 17th century whereas Hindki still remains a group of dialects. During medieval times, Punjab repeatedly bore the brunt of Afghan invaders and internal battles, and these warring times were not exactly feasible for any sort of literary or cultural expansion. Punjabi literature as such came into existence only from the end of the 16th century when Punjabi was already in its Middle Period. In Indian Punjab, Gurmukhi script, created from the Nagari script, is the official script for Punjabi and in Pakistani Punjab, Shahmukhi is the official script. Punjabi was evolving and Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, gave a new lease of life to the language although it was still not in its pure form. The fifth Guru, Arjun Dev compiled the Sikh scripture, the Adi Grantha or Guru Granth Sahib, but this again was not strictly in Punjabi. Guru Govind Singh (1666-1708), the tenth and last Guru, wrote a number of religious works mainly in Old Hindi with the exception of Chandi di Var which is in Punjabi.

Punjabi বাংলা

Spoken in
Indian state of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Bengal and several others
Total speakers
125 million worldwide
Region
Punjab
Writing system
Gurmukhi Perso-Arabic
Official language of
India (Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Bengal)

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