How similar are Persian and Punjabi and to what extent can Persian and Punjabi speakers understand one another? While Persian is classified as a Western Iranian language, Punjabi is Indo-Aryan. Both languages are within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. Punjabi people are native to the Punjab region in South Asia, divided between India and Pakistan, while Persian people are primarily native to present-day Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well some parts of the Caucasus. The relation between Persians and Punjabis is historical, having been neighbours for a very long period of time. In fact, the name Punjab itself is derived from the two Persian words, panj (five) and ab (water), meaning the land of five waters.
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In this video, two Punjabi speakers (Khaula and Abhinav, from Pakistan and India, respectively) and two Persian speakers (Mahtab and Shahin, from Iran) challenge each other with a list of words and sentences.
The Persian language (Farsi) is an ancient language which has had a huge amount of impact on other languages and cultures, mainly in the Middle East, as well as Central and South Asia. Persian is classified as one of the Western Iranian languages, Persian holds official status is Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. Persian has strongly influenced many different languages, including numerous Turkic languages, as well as well as Armenian, Georgian, and many languages in the Indian subcontinent. Persian has a long history of literature and it was notable for being the first language in the Muslim world to break through Arabic's monopoly on writing. The Persian language has also influenced the Arabic language, although the impact of Arabic on Persian has been higher. But the influence of Persian in the Muslim world has been strong since the early days of Islam. It was even established as a court tradition instead of Arabic under many ruling Muslim dynasties.
The Punjabi language is an Indo-Aryan language and is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan and the third most-spoken native language in the Indian subcontinent. The Punjabi language is written in three alphabets: Shahmukhi, which is used mainly by Punjabi Muslims, Gurmukhi, which is used by Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus, and Devanagari, which is also used by Punjabi Hindus.
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