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Punjabi Language

Punjabi alphabet, Punjabi orthography, Punjabi language history and sources

Punjabi language

Punjabi: Official language of the State of Punjab (India), and one of the 15 official languages accepted by the Indian Constitution.

Number of Punjabi Speakers: About 60 million worldwide.

Punjabi Speakers: Especially Sikhs are in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, France, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Singapore, the United States, and Canada.

Punjabi Alphabet: Written in Gurumukhi (language of Gurus) by Hindus and Sikhs in India, and Persian-Arabic script in Pakistan. Gurumukhi alphabet has 47 letters.

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Punjabi Orthography: Eleven vowels and 33 consonants. Very common letters with Hindi and shares similar vowels.

Punjabi Language History: Punjabi was promoted by Gurus and Sufis (Holy teachers).

Unique Features of Punjabi: A vertical bar indicates the end of a sentence. Two vertical bars indicate a longer pause between sentences and paragraphs.

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