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[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. Punjabi itself has several dialects that can vary based on geographical, cultural, and historical factors.
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.
Pages in category "Greater Punjabi languages and dialects" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H.
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Lahnda (/ ˈ l ɑː n d ə /; [1] لہندا, Punjabi pronunciation: [lɛ˦n.d̪äː]), also known as Lahndi or Western Punjabi, [2] is a group of north-western Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India. It is defined in the ISO 639 standard as a "macrolanguage" [3] or as a "series of dialects" by other authors.
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)
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:
Sometimes, Dogri [3] and Kangri [4] are also classified as Punjabi varieties within this group; [5] [6] but most classifications place them in Western Pahari, being intermediate with Eastern Punjabi. [7] Similarly many dialects in northern India, outside of the proper Punjabi dialects and groups, typically spoken on state borders, are ...