Punjabi language
E3585
Punjabi language is an Indo-Aryan language widely spoken in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan and among large diaspora communities worldwide.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 296 |
| Punjabi language canonical | 25 |
| Standard Punjabi | 9 |
| Eastern Punjabi | 3 |
| Central Punjabi | 1 |
| Punjabi (Eastern Punjabi) | 1 |
| Punjabi (Western Punjabi) | 1 |
| Punjabi language (Shahmukhi) | 1 |
| Punjabi language continuum | 1 |
| Punjabi macrolanguage | 1 |
| Standard Punjabi (Lahnda–Majhi continuum) | 1 |
| Western Punjabi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Punjabi language Context triple: [Indo-European language family, includesLanguage, Punjabi language]
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A.
Indian English
Indian English is the set of English dialects and usage patterns characteristic of India, shaped by its diverse local languages, cultures, and colonial history.
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B.
Pakistan
Pakistan is a South Asian country bordering India, Afghanistan, Iran, and China, known for its diverse cultures, strategic geopolitical position, and significant agricultural and nuclear capabilities.
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C.
English
English is a widely spoken West Germanic language that serves as a global lingua franca in education, business, science, and international communication.
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D.
India
India is a large South Asian country known for its vast population, cultural and linguistic diversity, and rapid economic growth.
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E.
Filipino
Filipinos are a Southeast Asian ethnolinguistic group native to the Philippines, known for their diverse Austronesian, Spanish, American, and Chinese cultural influences and a global diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Punjabi language Target entity description: Punjabi language is an Indo-Aryan language widely spoken in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan and among large diaspora communities worldwide.
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A.
Indian English
Indian English is the set of English dialects and usage patterns characteristic of India, shaped by its diverse local languages, cultures, and colonial history.
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B.
Punjab
Punjab is a historically and culturally rich region of South Asia, known for its fertile agricultural lands, Sikh heritage, and partition between modern-day India and Pakistan.
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C.
Pakistan
Pakistan is a South Asian country bordering India, Afghanistan, Iran, and China, known for its diverse cultures, strategic geopolitical position, and significant agricultural and nuclear capabilities.
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D.
English
English is a widely spoken West Germanic language that serves as a global lingua franca in education, business, science, and international communication.
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E.
India
India is a large South Asian country known for its vast population, cultural and linguistic diversity, and rapid economic growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hindi
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindi language
Saraiki ⓘ
surface form:
Lahnda languages
Urdu language ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| family |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| hasDialects |
Doabi dialect
ⓘ
Majhi dialect ⓘ Malwai dialect ⓘ Multani dialect ⓘ Pothohari dialect ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | tonal language ⓘ |
| ISO639-1Code | pa ⓘ |
| ISO639-2Code | pan ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | pan ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOf |
National Capital Territory of Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi, India
Haryana ⓘ
surface form:
Haryana, India
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab, India
|
| primaryScriptInIndia |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
|
| primaryScriptInPakistan |
Perso-Arabic script
ⓘ
surface form:
Shahmukhi script
|
| recognizedMinorityLanguageIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| region |
Punjab
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
|
| religiousAssociation |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| scriptForSikhReligiousTexts |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
|
| spokenBy | Punjabi people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Chandigarh ⓘ
surface form:
Chandigarh, India
National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi, India
Haryana ⓘ
surface form:
Haryana, India
Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
surface form:
Himachal Pradesh, India
New Zealand ⓘ Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab, India
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab, Pakistan
United Arab Emirates ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| standardVariety | Majhi dialect ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Iranian languages
|
| usedIn |
Punjabi cinema
ⓘ
Punjabi literature ⓘ Punjabi music ⓘ |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right in Gurmukhi
ⓘ
right-to-left in Shahmukhi ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
Perso-Arabic script ⓘ
surface form:
Shahmukhi script
|
| writingSystemOrigin |
Gurmukhi derived from Landa scripts
ⓘ
Shahmukhi based on Perso-Arabic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Punjabi language Description of subject: Punjabi language is an Indo-Aryan language widely spoken in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan and among large diaspora communities worldwide.
Referenced by (341)
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