Talk:Punjabi dialects

Pakistani Punjab, Indian Punjab?

Just that it doesn't go forgotten: The historical region of Punjab is divided between India and Pakistan today. I am not a local, but it looks like both the Pakistani-Punjabi and the Indian-Pujabi have dialects. I don't know either if they overlap (ie. country border != dialect border) or are mutually intelligible. As Pakistan uses another Script than India, reading the language from across the border may already be an issue... Eptalon (talk) 17:32, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

You are correct; both Pakistani Punjabi and Indian Punjabi have dialects, with three major Punjabi dialects. In terms of overlap, en:Majhi and en:Malwai extend across the international border, while en:Doabi is mainly spoken on the Indian side of Punjab. All these dialects are mutually intelligible tho. Additionally, there are over 30 Lahnda languages/dialects in Pakistani Punjab and Kashmir, classified under the "Western Punjabi group" or Lahnda group, they are covered on seperate article (en:Lahnda languages).

You rightly pointed out the difference in scripts -- Shahmukhi is used in Pakistan, and Gurmukhi in India, but it's interesting to note that a significant number of people on both sides can read and write in both scripts. It's a dynamic linguistic landscape! – Cyber.Eyes2005^Talk 18:06, 29 December 2023 (UTC)