Learn Panjabi Typing
A beginner-friendly guide to typing Panjabi using English letters. Understand the Panjabi language, Gurmukhi script, alphabets, and typing basics.
About Panjabi Language
Panjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) is the official language of Panjab state in India and is also spoken widely in Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, and Delhi. Around 130 million (13 crore) people speak Panjabi worldwide.
Panjabi is the only tonal Indo-Aryan language and evolved from the Prakrit language family.
Language vs Script
What we speak is a language (Panjabi). What we write is a script (Gurmukhi).
We speak Panjabi and write it in the Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) script.
Gurmukhi Script
The Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) script was developed from the historic Landa script. It is an abugida writing system and is written from left to right.
The symbol । (Dandi) is used to mark the end of a sentence, and ॥ (double Dandi) marks the end of a verse.
The Gurmukhi script consists of 35 core letters:
- 32 consonants
- 3 vowel holders
Vowels in Panjabi (Vowel Holders)
Panjabi has three vowel holders used as the base for vowel sounds:
Consonants in Panjabi
Primary Consonants (32)
Secondary Consonants (6)
Gurmukhi (Panjabi) Numerals
Panjabi has its own set of numerals used for counting and writing numbers.
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