The old british spelling “punjabi” remains in more common general usage than the academically precise “panjabi.” in the early 21st century there were about 30 million speakers of punjabi in india. Punjabi descended from the shauraseni language of medieval northern india and became a distinct language during the 11th century There are two main varieties of punjabi Eastern punjabi and western punjabi, each of which has a number of dialects. Punjabi is the tenth most commonly spoken language in the world and one of the most respected languages in south asia More than 130 million around the world speak this language.
It is the mother tongue of the punjabi people and has official status in the indian states of punjab, haryana, and the union territory of delhi. It is one of the most widely spoken native lang. Punjabi muslims are found almost exclusively in pakistan with 97% of punjabis who live in pakistan following islam, in contrast to punjabi sikhs and punjabi hindus who predominantly live in india.
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