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Punjabi may also be considered as a pluricentric language with more than one standard variety. [3] 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.
Dialects of the Punjabi language. Pages in category "Punjabi dialects" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect ...
Dialects of Punjabi. Majhi (Shahmukhi: ماجھی; Gurmukhi: ਮਾਝੀ; Punjabi: [mä˦d̆.d͡ʒi˨] [1]), also known as Central Punjabi, is the most widely-spoken dialect of the Punjabi language, [2] natively spoken in the Majha region of Punjab in present-day Pakistan and India. The dialect forms the basis of Standard Punjabi.
Modern Punjabi has two main varieties, Western Punjabi and Eastern Punjabi, which have many dialects and forms, altogether spoken by over 150 million people. The Majhi dialect , which is transitional between the two main varieties, has been adopted as standard Punjabi in India and Pakistan for education and mass media.
Another notable difference is that where other Punjabi dialects have /l/ (ਲ) in Malwai many of those words are pronounced with an /r/ (ਰ) or [ɭ̆] (ਲ਼) instead. For example: Majhi dialect 1(ghaddi khalarna), 2 (banda khalota). Malwai dialect 1(ghaddi kharaona), 2 (banda kharota). The following peculiarities in vocabulary are also observed:
Punjabi dialects (22 P) G. Gurmukhī script (4 P) L. Punjabi language-related lists (5 P) Punjabi literature (6 C, 16 P) P. Punjabi language in Pakistan (1 C, 18 P)
Map of dialects of Punjabi. Jhangvi (/ ˈ dʒ æ ŋ v i /; جھنگوی Jhangvi: [ˈd͡ʒàŋ.gᵊ.ʋi]), also known as Jhangli (جھنگلی), Jangli (جانگلی) or Jhangochi (جھنگوچی), is a dialect of Punjabi, that is spoken in central regions of Punjab, Pakistan. Its name is derived from Jhang, its main city. [1]
Saraiki (سرائیکی) is a collective term for Southern-Punjabi dialects of the Lahnda group, spoken in central and southeastern Pakistan, primarily in the southern part of the province of Punjab. Saraiki is to a high degree mutually intelligible with Standard Punjabi [36] and is coshares with it a large portion of its vocabulary and morphology.