Punjabi language

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Punjabi language

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Explanation

Punjabi/ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Gurmukhi/ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ


The Punjabi alphabet is known as Varnmala/ ਵਰਣਮਾਲਾ
or Painti/ ਪੈਂਤੀ

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The Gurmukhi alphabet was devised during the 16th century by Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru, and popularised by Guru Angad, the second Sikh guru. It was modelled on the Landa alphabet. The name Gurmukhi means "from the mouth of the Guru".
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Gurmukhi (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, IPA: [ɡʊɾmʊkʰi])
is the most common script used for writing the Punjabi language.[1] An abugida derived from the Laṇḍā script and ultimately descended from Brahmi, Gurmukhi was standardized by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji, in the 16th century. The whole of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's 1430 pages are written in this script. The name Gurmukhi is derived from the Old Punjabi term "guramukhī", meaning
"from the mouth of the Guru".
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Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script and
پنجابی in Shahmukhi/Perso-Arabic script) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region (north western India and in north eastern Pakistan). For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language. Punjabi can be subdivided into two varieties, known as Eastern Punjabi and Western Punjabi.
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Worldwide use


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Things found on the way


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HAIKU

my daughter
scribbles her name in punjabi --
a rainbow

Sandip Sital Chauhan


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gentle breeze --
under the gulmohar
learning painti

Geet Arora



. Gulmohar tree, Delonix regia .


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Related words

***** . Haiku from Punjab .


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