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Punjabi

Punjabi is spoken in both India and Pakistan, with millions of speakers globally. Known for its vibrant culture and rich history, Punjabi is a language of expression, music and poetry.

  • Classification

    Indo-European > Indic

  • Speakers

    150 million

  • Script

    Gurumukhi; Shahmukhi

  • Text direction

    Left-to-right and right-to-left

  • Official language

    India, Pakistan

  • Other names

    Panjabi

Punjabi

With over 150 million speakers around the world, Punjabi is the 10th most spoken language in the world, the 4th most spoken language in the United Kingdom and the 3rd most spoken language in Canada.

In India, Punjabi is predominantly spoken by Sikhs and written left-to-right with Gurmukhi (“mouth of Guru”) script whereas in Pakistan, Punjabi is written in the opposite direction (right-to-left) with the Shahmukhi (“mouth of Shah”) script, which is based on the Persian Nastaleeq script. The Indian and Pakistani Punjabi languages are mutually intelligible in spoken, but not in written, format.

At Geo Language Services, our translations are culturally sensitive and linguistically accurate, ensuring your content is effectively communicated to Punjabi-speaking audiences in all its depth and richness.

Services offered for this language

Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting

Interesting fact

The Punjabi word "parson" can mean either "the day before yesterday" or "the day after tomorrow".

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