INDIAN LANGUAGES

PUNJABI



I would like to explain about the languages which are my topic in Indian culture. India is multinational country. There are so many people who belong to different cultures and religions. They speak so many different languages such as Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengalis, Pothohari and biharti etc. First of all I would like to explain about the Punjabi language.  Punjabi is my mother tongue language. It is official language of the state of Punjab (India). It is spoken as native language by over 2.85% of Indians. It has many different dialects, spoken in the different sub regions of greater Punjab.

 It is main of the eastern part of the Indian Punjab. Punjabi language also has spoken other many different country such as Pakistan, United Kingdom, United State, Canada, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. Punjabi is most spoken language of the Pakistan. It is spoken as first language by the 44.15% of the Pakistanis because Punjab is province of the Pakistan. And 70% Pakistanis can understand and speak Punjabi. Punjabis comprise the largest group of the country. Mostly Punjabi people are living in Majhi, Malwi Doabi area. Punjabi language is common language in this area.

The Mahji is main dialect of the Punjab’s and spoken in the heart of the Punjab where most Punjabis lives. It is spoken the southern and central part of Punjab which is known as a Malwa. It is also spoken the north part of Punjab as like Haryana, Hissar, Kurukshetra, Sirsa and Ambala. There are many different scripts which are used for writing Punjabi. The Gurumukhi script is used for writing of Punjabi in Punjab State of India. And Shahmuki is used for writing in the Punjab province of Pakistan.