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Difference Between Punjabi spoken in Pakistan and India

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Is There any difference between Punjabi spoken in pakistan and punjabi among sikhs , i came across many pakistanis in person who Claim punjabi spoken among sikhs is authentic and pure accent of punjabi . where as there are more punjabi speaking people in pakistan compared to India ... just curious :cool:
 
totally off topic but can anyone tell me the roots of hindko? thanks in advance
 
North India especially can be viewed as a continuum of village dialects. As a proverb has it, "Every two miles the water changes, every four miles the speech." Spoken dialects of more distant villages will be less and less mutually understandable and finally become simply mutually unintelligible outside the immediate region.

Local influences impact the language. The Punjabi spoken in say Multan or Jhang would be different from that in Lahore or Amritsar. Travel in the Indian Punjab and the difference between Majha & Malwa regions is perceptible.

Majha is the region comprising of what now is Amritsar, Gurdaspur on the Indian side and Narowal, Lahore & Kasur on the Pak side.

Malwa is a region of Punjab and parts of Haryana between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. It makes up the majority of the Indian Punjab region, consisting of 11 districts or parts of districts. The people of the region are called Malwais, and the dialect of Punjabi spoken is called Malwai.

No one region is ' purer ' than another . It depends on the loyalty of the person the Q is asked to.

Below is an illustration of the punjabi dialects based on the topography.

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I think too much urdu is used in pakistani punjabi language and indian punjabi has no mixing of urdu But with little hindi

Curious for replies from pakisani members as well:cool:
 
Originally:

Pakistan's Punjab is 'Panj-ab'

and

India's Punjab should be 'Do-ab'
 
Originally:

Pakistan's Punjab is 'Punj-ab'

and

India's Punjab should be 'Do-ab'

lol at the logic........

info......we still have 3 rivers running in Punjab..........

about diff in launguge..................we start with Sat Sri Akal than Salam or anything else.

we use gurmukhi punjabi..............pakistan uses shahmukhi punjabi for writing
 
lol at the logic........

info......we still have 3 rivers running in Punjab..........

about diff in launguge..................we start with Sat Sri Akal than Salam or anything else.

we use gurmukhi punjabi..............pakistan uses shahmukhi punjabi for writing

:rofl: @ your logic
2 or 3, it is still not 'Panj' (5) hence you stole our name.
 
Is There any difference between Punjabi spoken in pakistan and punjabi among sikhs , i came across many pakistanis in person who Claim punjabi spoken among sikhs is authentic and pure accent of punjabi . where as there are more punjabi speaking people in pakistan compared to India ... just curious :cool:

Yes Imran Bhaiyya it is true that the Punjabi spoken in Eastern Punjab has a different dialect than the one spoken in Western Punjab. Western Punjab (Pakistani Punjab) is more bigger and more diverse so there are more dialects and sub dialects of Punjabi spoken including Hindko, Seraiki etc. Eastern Punjabi dialect is more pure and kinda harsh like the Haryanvi language. While the one spoken in Rawalpindi and adjoining areas is considered as Lucknowi Punjabi as it is more sweeter.
 
I think the language is same but differ in dialect from place to place

Bhattiani, is a mixture of Punjabi and Rajasthani, spoken in Eastern Punjab.
Rathi, is very commonly spoken in Ratia and Tohana in India
Malwai, spoken in Eastern Punjab
Powadhi, spoken in Eastern Punjab
Pahari, has further dialects spoken in the mountains of the South Asian sub-continent. Pahari is spoken in Pakistan, India and Nepal. The word Pahari means mountain. This is the dialect of the people of the Mountains
Doabi, spoken in Eastern Punjab
Kangri, spoken by the Kangri people of North-western India. This along with Dogri has been made part of the Pahari Group. (Group for the languages spoken by the people living in the Mountains
Dogri, spoken by the Dogras in Pakistan and Indian, this dialect too like the Kangri is now part of the “Pahari Group”
Wajeerawadi, Spoken in Eastern Punjab
Baar di Boli, this is a foreign dialect which evolved mostly in the United Kingdom and is spoken by the immigrants living there. This has a number of English words. The word Baar di Boli means, language of the outside or language from the foreign land
Jangli, spoken in Pakistan side of Punjab. Mostly in Jhang, Khanewal, Chistian and Bhawalnagr along with adjoining areas. This is considered to be a very old dialect and is more like eastern Punjabi spoken in a Siraiki tone. Among the most distinct difference is the use of the word “Then” in most Punjabi dialects it is “tay” in Jangli it is “wut”. And the Jangli speakers have a tendency to use it more often than required.
Jatki, Spoken by the Jatts on both sides of Punjab
Chenavri, Spoken in Eastern parts of Punjab
Multani, more commonly referred to as Saraiki, it has a beautiful singing accent and like Jangli the huge use of “Wut”. It is spoken in southern Punjab, Multan and adjoining areas, approximately 10 million speak this language. This is probably the most melodic dialect of Punjabi, there are many people who consider this a separate language and there are many movements trying to promote this idea
Bhawalpuri, Spoken in Bhawalpur and adjoining areas. It is very similar to Jangli
Thalochri, One of the dialects spoken by the desert people of southern Punjab
Thali, One of the dialects spoken by the desert people of southern Punjab
Lahore-Gujranwala, Spoken by the people of Lahore-Gujranwala and adjoining areas
Chakwali, Spoken by the people of Chakwal and adjoin area. This is a southern Potohar dialect, very close to dialects spoken in Sahiwal region
Lubanki, an almost extinct dialect, was spoken in Rajasthan and Gujrat regions of India and in some parts of Pakistan
Ghebi, spoken in Pindi Gheb, Fatehjhang and adjoining areas, however it is spoken in a belt with a large mix Punjabi dialects
Hindko, Hindko is spoken primarily by the people living the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Abbotabad, Haripur, Hazara, Mansehra and almost up to Kaghan. It is very commonly spoken in Peshawar. It is also considered to the language of the Punjabi speaking Pathans
Pothohari/Pindiwali, This is like the Pahari dialect of north-western Punjab and is spoken widely in the Potohar Plateau in Pakistan and also called “Pindiwali” the language of the people living in the Rawalpindi region
Gojri, This dialect was used by the Gujjars from both sides of Punjab. Mostly the northern part of Punjab

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/language/about/punjabi.html
 
The Punjabi spoken in Pakistan is quite diverse itself.

 
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