Punjabi

Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India
Intangible modern_language Q58635
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Punjabi

Summary

Punjabi is a modern language[1]. Punjabi draws 9,459 Wikipedia views per month (modern_language category, ranking #6 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Punjabi is identified as part of the Punjabis ethnic group[3].
  • Punjabi is located in Azad Kashmir[4].
  • Punjabi is located in Jammu and Kashmir[5].
  • Punjabi is located in West Bengal[6].
  • Punjabi is located in Punjab[7].
  • Punjabi is located in Haryana[8].
  • Punjabi is located in Delhi[9].
  • Punjabi is in the country of Pakistan[10].
  • Punjabi is in the country of India[11].
  • Punjabi is in the country of United Kingdom[12].
  • Punjabi is in the country of Kenya[13].
  • Punjabi is in the country of Malaysia[14].
  • Punjabi is in the country of South Africa[15].
  • Punjabi's instance of is recorded as modern language[16].
  • Punjabi's instance of is recorded as natural language[17].
  • Punjabi's instance of is recorded as language[18].
  • Punjab is named after Punjabi[19].
  • The location of Punjabi was Punjab[20].
  • The location of Punjabi was Kashmir[21].
  • Punjabi is a type of Punjabi dialects and languages[22].
  • Punjabi's writing system is recorded as Shahmukhi[23].
  • Punjabi's writing system is recorded as Gurmukhi[24].
  • Punjabi's writing system is recorded as Mahajani[25].
  • Punjabi's writing system is recorded as Urdu orthography[26].
  • Punjabi's writing system is recorded as Informal Roman Urdu[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include modern language[16], natural language[17], and language[18]. Punjabi is a type of Punjabi dialects and languages[22].

Origins

Punjab is named after Punjabi[19].

Use and Application

Punjabi is part of Schedule languages of India[28].

Influence

Things named for Punjabi include Punjabi University[29], a university[30], in India[31], founded in 1962[32].

Why It Matters

Punjabi draws 9,459 Wikipedia views per month (modern_language category, ranking #6 of 43).[2] Punjabi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Punjabi is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Punjabi include Punjabi University[29], a university[30], in India[31], founded in 1962[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . dawn.com. Retrieved . dawn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . A law unto themselves? An acoustic phonetic study of 'tonal' consonants in British Punjabi. wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Mungu Comrade. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Malay borrowings in the Punjabi language. wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . papers.ssrn.com. Retrieved . papers.ssrn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Punjabi Stop Words: A Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi and Roman Scripted Chronicle. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Punjabi Stop Words: A Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi and Roman Scripted Chronicle. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gulshan-e-Urdu. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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