Punjabi
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Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Punjab region, which spans parts of both Pakistan and India. It matters because it is the native language of millions of people in South Asia and serves as an important marker of cultural and regional identity for Punjabi communities.
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Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It is one of the most widely spoken native languages in the world, with approximately 150 million native speakers.
Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 88.9 million native speakers according to the 2023 Pakistani census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, according to the 2011 census. It is spoken among a significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and the Gulf states.
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