Punjabi is a language derived from the word Punjab, which means "five waters" in Persian, and is spoken by over 100 million people worldwide. It is one of the oldest languages and ranked 11th most commonly spoken. Punjabi has two written scripts - Gurmukhi, used in India, which is based on Guru Granth Sahib and means "voice of god", and Shahmukhi, used in Pakistan, which means "voice of the king."

1. Punjabi

2. Punjabi (/pʌnˈdʒɑːbi/) derived from Punjab, punj + aab. literally
means the land of five waters (Persian: ‫آب‬ ‫پنج‬panj ("five") āb
("waters").

3. • Oldest language.
• Punjabi ranked 11
spoken language in
the world.
• Punjabi songs
are well known.
• Punjabi has 41
consonants
and 9 vowels.

4. Punjabi spoken in
Pakistan is know as
Shahmukhi (voice
of king) and in
Punjab, India is
Gurmukhi (voice
of god).

5. English
Gurmukhi
based (Indian)
Shahmukhi
based
(Pakistan)
Article Lekh Mazmūn
Capital Rājdhānī
Dārul
hakūmat/Rājghar
Family Parvār/Tabbar Khāndān/Tabbar
Viewer Darshak Nāzrīn
Few examples: