Punjabi

[GabberSingh]

Are there major differences between pakistani punjabi and indian punjabi? Can native speakers tell the difference?

[AfgJasmine16]

Are there major differences between pakistani punjabi and indian punjabi? Can native speakers tell the difference?

I'm not an expert, but as far as I know they can understand each other. I know there are some dialects that can not understand each other but I think these dialects are in rural aeras. But I'm not 100 percent sure. As far as I know a Pakistani Punjabi can understand someone from Amritsar and vice versa.



I have been searching for language stuff online and I found a lot for Punjabi:

http://www.advancedcentrepunjabi.org/intro1.asp
This has alphabet lessons,vocabulary, stories and grammar lessons.

http://www.maa.com.au/index.html
This site teaches Gurumukhi script. I think its for little kids

http://www.punjabonline.com/servlet/library.language?Action=Main
Also teaches Gurumukhi script. But I think you have to install some Punjabi font.

http://lrc.lib.umn.edu/punjabi.htm
Complete pdf for learning Panjabi, it is from the Peace Corps

http://www.likhari.org/
If you would like to practice reading Punjabi this site offers poems and wriitings.


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[Dee Kay]

Are there major differences between pakistani punjabi and indian punjabi? Can native speakers tell the difference?

As an Indian Punjabi speaker I can understand Pakistani Punjabi speakers. I find that they use some different vocab but I can usually understand what they mean. I met a Punjabi speaker from Kashmir and she talked with an accent that sounded unlike any that I had heard before.