The word Punjabi (sometimes spelled Panjabi) has been derived from the word Panj-āb, Persian for 'Five … See more

Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan, the eleventh-most widely spoken in India, and also present in the Punjabi diaspora in various countries.
Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan, … See more

Standard Punjabi refers to the standardized varieties of the Punjabi language. Punjabi's standard varieties are based on the Majhi (Central Punjabi), which is the most widespread and spoken dialect of Punjabi and is trans… See more

While a vowel length distinction between short and long vowels exists, reflected in modern Gurmukhi orthographical conventions, it is secondary to the vowel quality contrast between centralised vowels /ɪ ə ʊ/ and … See more

Punjabi has a canonical word order of SOV (subject–object–verb). Function words are largely postpositions marking grammatical case on a preceding nominal.
Punjabi distinguishes two genders, two numbers, … See more

Being an Indo-Aryan language, the core vocabulary of Punjabi consists of tadbhav words inherited from Sanskrit. It contains many loanwords from Persian and Arabic. See more

The Punjabi language is written in multiple scripts (a phenomenon known as synchronic digraphia). Each of the major scripts currently in use is typically associated with a particular religious group, although th… See more