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Dr. Amritpal Kaur
Professor, Department of Punjabi Literary Studies
Punjabi University, Patiala
Dr. Devinder Singh
Assistant Professor. Department of Linguistics and Punjabi Lexicography, Punjabi University, Patiala.
Punjabi University, Patiala |
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Punjabi is an inter-continental language. Punjabi speaking people are spreaded all over the Globe. This language is related to the Indo-Aryan Group that is related to the Indo-European language family. The distinctive feature of the Punjabi Language is that this is a tonal language. There are three tones used in this language. These are called Low tone (falling tone), midtone (level tone) and High tone (rising tone). Punjabi is widely spoken in Indian Punjab which is known as Eastern Punjab and in Pakistani Punjab which is known as Western Punjab. |
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Punjabi is written in Gurumukhi script in India and in Shahmukhi (Perso-Arabic) in Pakistan. This is the primary language of the Sikh community of India and spoken as first language by the population of Indian Punjab as far as the population of Pakistan. This is the second-most spoken language in the United Kingdom and third-most spoken language in South Asia. This language got the status of third language in Canada. Except this, the Punjabi is spoken in United States of America, Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Malaysia, France, Myanmar, Italy, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Singapore, Mauritius, Oman, Libya, Bahrain, Kenya, Tanzania, Kuwait, Germany & Hong Kong.
Punjabi is one of the languages recognised by the Indian constitution. It is one of the 22 languages with official status in India. This is most important that the Sikh's Sacred Scripture 'Guru Granth Sahib' is written in this language.
The word Punjab is made with two words Punj and ab. The word 'Punj' means Five and ab means water. So the meaning of five waters is literally known as the land of five rivers. These five rivers are known as Sutlej, Beas, Jehlam, Ravi & Chenab which are the tributaries of the Indus River. In India, Punjabi has got the second language status in the neighbouring states like Haryana, Himachal Pradesh & Delhi, the capital of India. The Punjabi language is emerged as an independent language in the 12th century. Baba Sheikh Farid is known as the first poet of Punjabi language. Punjabi is becoming more popular in modern media and Indian Bollywood Cinema. |
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1. The meaning of the word Punjab is literally known as:
(A) The land of two rivers (B) The land of five rivers
(C) The land of pure waters (D) The land of five Gurus
2. The Indian Punjab is also called as :
(A) Eastern Punjab (B) Western Punjab
(C) Northern Punjab (D) Southern Punjab
3. Western Punjab is in:
(A) India (B) Afganistan
(C) Pakistan (D) Canada
4. How the word Punjab is made with-
(A) Punj+aan (B) Punj+water
(C) Punj+aag (D) Punj+aab
5. In Punjab, Punjabi Language is written in.
(A) Roman Script (B) Gurmukhi Script
(C) Hindi Script (D) Devnagri Script
6. In Pakistan the Punjabi is written in which of the following scripts.
(A) Shahmukhi (B) Devnagri
(C) Gurmukhi (D) Brahmi
7. Which sacred Granth is written in Gurmukhi script ?
(A) Quran (B) Bible
(C) Ramayan (D) Guru Granth Sahib
8. How many tones are used in Punjabi language ?
(A) Two (B) Three
(C) Four (D) Five
9. In which Country the Punjabi got the status of third language?
(A) Pakistan (B) America
(C) Canada (D) Afghanistan
10. In which Indian State the Punjabi has got the status of second language?
(A) Maharastra (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Orisa (D) Haryana
11. Which language got the second language status in Delhi the capital of India?
(A) Hindi (B) Urdu
(C) English (D) Punjabi
12. In which century the Punjabi language came into existence?
(A) 12th century (B) 13th century
(C) 14th century (D) 11th century
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1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. D 12. A |
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1. Punjabi Pustak by Dulai N.K., Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore,1980,
2. A Start in Punjabi by Henry, A Gleason & Harjeet Singh Gill, Punjabi University, Patiala, 1968
3. Gurmukhi Primer by Shamsher Singh Puri, Singh Brothers Amritsar, 2005.
4. An Intensive Course in Punjabi, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, 1985.
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