Hey! Punjabi is a Pakistani language, too!

In this video, I talk a little bit about the Punjabi language and Pakistan. I discuss a few of the differences between Indian and Pakistani Punjabi, as well as urge all Punjabis to unite together on behalf of their mother tongue, irrespective of nationality or religion. Punjabiat makes no such distinctions!

Article about the growth of Punjabiat in Pakistan:
http://alyssaayres.com/pdf/Ayres-JAS-Language-Nation.pdf

Shahmukhi and Gurmukhi for Indians and Pakistanis:
http://www.apnaorg.com/books/hazarasingh/

Learn Gurmukhi:
http://www.learnpunjabi.org/intro1.asp


If you're having trouble with Shahmukhi, I recommend using resources for learning to read Urdu, instead. You basically learn both at the same time. This is the path I personally took, as I already owned "Teach Yourself Urdu Script".

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[ManishS19]

I don't agree with 76 million. You're adding Saraiki, Hindko and other dialects to Punjabi. Saraiki is a separate language and many dialects like Hindko and Riasati would be considered part of Saraiki. So the number is closer to 50-60 million. Yes its much more than Indian Punjab but still not accurate.

[ihaveacomputer]

@ManishS19 Hello Manish! The 2008 Pakistani census actually separates Saraiki from Punjabi. I used that census for the numbers I've included here. Perhaps their methodology was flawed, though? Please let me know if you have a more reliable source.

[LAKOPUNJABI]

You know your Punjabi, When Hindi & Urdu is not overtaking you, You listen to separate music. You eat different food that is famous in the Punjab States, you use a different language, Theres No: "Hai, Haan, Ho" in our sentences, its "aa". If your Punjabi & you know it, Like the Comment! :D

[ihaveacomputer]

@LAKOPUNJABI "aa" is actually most characteristic of Doabi, a dialect with speakers who are definitely not in the majority! Very few people ever pronounce the "h" when speaking, though; "ai" and "o" are quite common in Malwai, for example. I agree with your point, though! I like using "theth" Punjabi words as often as possible. "Udeek" instead of "intazar", for example, or "partna" instead of "vaapas auna".

[LAKOPUNJABI]

At some points in the vid, he bragged on. Some high advanced vocabulary. Haha in Punjabi all high advanced vocabulary words are English, or otherwise then Hindi. Words like International=Anteroshtri which is Hindi, many words are borrowed. & NO! "like villagers" where ever in Punjab, people dont use large vocabulary on a daily basis. If do in sentences, its usually English, if its the news then they use Hindi vocabulary.

[ihaveacomputer]

@LAKOPUNJABI Lots of Punjabis use higher vocabulary, and a standard exists; you can find it in any academic book. The non-academic tends to substitute English words instead, but it's not as marked a difference as exists in Hindi. A lot of educated Punjabis are comfortable speaking the way news anchors do.

Remember that Punjabi isn't necessarily borrowing from Hindi, but from Sanskrit, just as Hindi does. Pakistani Punjabi borrows from Arabic and Persian. English from Latin and Greek.

[PunjabiSoulQueen]

Punjabi is the most beautiful language in the world. I'm proud to speak my mother-tongue: Punjabi.

[firefliforeva]

@spacekangaroo I've seen this a lot in Canada. People in India consider anyone who's from the state of Punjab as Punjabi (no matter which religion they belong to) but here it is different. One time a Canadian girl (with Pakistani roots) asked me what my background was. I replied that I was Punjabi. She, in turn, said she was Muslim. -_- I guess she doesn't realise that Punjabi is not a religion...

[unknown006]

@GollaGandaLova only the politicians are fucked up not the people so shut the fuck up u fukin sellout maa di choot teri penchod

[GollaGandaLova]

@unknown006 FUCK UR MOTHER...Mother chod ben chod, kaminay....u know that punjabis of pakistan are the biggest assholes, they are corrupt and killed the identity of pakistan they controll through the military and destroyed everything !!

[unknown006]

@GollaGandaLova fuck you this is not true wtf stop making up things pakistani punjabiz are proud to be punjabi your a fake

[unknown006]

@ihaveacomputer would you agree that punjabi spoken in pakistan is closer to the original punjabi im talking about the Majhi dialect i personaly think punjabi spoken in pakistan is more beautiful then the one spoken in india

[baghend]

My best wishes to all Punjabi's, Pakistan and India. And here in Canada.

-Bill in Canada

[GollaGandaLova]

And yes there are more way more punjabis who are paki then indian, but paki punjabis have lost their cultural identity...They talk in urdu (not a punjabi language) and think they are ARABS.

[GollaGandaLova]

@ihaveacomputer I'm Pakistani myself. Muslim Punjabis in Pakistan are complex ridden assholes and they feel very inferior to other races, They're not proud of being punjabis. Unlike Indian Punjabis, Punjabis of Pakistan have lost all their culture and they only speak in Urdu and English. Pakistani Punjabis try to act like Arabs and not like true Punjabis. Punjabis of Pakistan think they're from the Middle East or Iran...and hate when someone calls them "Indian".

[navjot2701]

Sukhmani ji Punjabi language was not invented by the Sikh gurus, it was an already existing language that was adopted by the gurus. Although they did introduce the gurmukhi alphabets but did not invent the language.