Punjabi phrasebook
Punjabi/Panjabi (Pakistan: پنجابی; India: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) is the language of the Punjab/Panjab regions of Pakistan and India. In India, it is written predominantly in the native Gurmukhi alphabet. In Pakistan, it is written in a slightly modified version of the Urdu alphabet called Shahmukhi. It is also spoken by Sikh diasporas in various countries around the world such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore.
AlphabetGurmukhi is an Indic script predominantly used in Punjab. Being an Indo-Aryan language, the core vocabulary of Punjabi consists of tadbhav words inherited from Sanskrit.
Phrase listNote: Typically, religious salutations are used as there are no specific greetings that are shared among Muslim, Hindu and Sikh Punjabi-speakers.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Punjabi phrasebook" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0