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Panjabi

Panjabi

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The language spoken by people in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan
  • noun
  • /pənˈdʒɑːbi/
: Panjabi
  • I am learning to write in Panjabi so I can communicate with my grandparents.

Examples

  • She is fluent in both English and Panjabi.

  • Many songs in Bollywood are influenced by Panjabi music and lyrics.

  • She speaks Panjabi fluently.

  • Is Panjabi your first language?

  • I am learning to write in Panjabi so I can communicate with my grandparents.

  • She is fluent in both English and Panjabi.

  • Is Panjabi your first language?

Synonyms

Punjabi
vsPanjabi
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A language spoken mainly in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India

focuses on speakers from the Punjab region rather than on where most speakers live
Punjabi language
vsPanjabi
1 3.7

The language spoken in parts of India and Pakistan

specifies the language belongs to the Indo-Aryan family rather than only region

Surface Forms

Panjabi singular
Panjabis plural

Morphology

Panjabi = Punjab (transparent) = Punjab + i

Formation of the language name from the place name 'Punjab' with the common adjectival/demonymic suffix '-i' is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Panjabi as the name of the language also comes from Punjab, from the Persian parts panj and āb meaning 'five' and 'water', the name for the land of five rivers. So Panjabi is the language of the people from Punjab, and that is why songs or speech from that region are called Panjabi.