Why do even the people living in Punjab consider the Punjabi language inferior?
My question comes from my observations that: (wannabe-maadren) Parents tend to talk to their kids in Urdu instead of Punjabi. Students in schools and colleges try to keep conversations in Urdu instead of Punjabi, even though they might speak Punjabi at home. Punjabi is not taught as a subject in schools even though other major provincial languages are taught in respective provinces.
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Some people say its inferiority complex, some say its against patriotism. I’m unable to understand actual reason behind this even after going through this long discussion
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Pakistan meN Punjaabii kaa Urdu ne vohii Hashr kiyaa hai jo angrezii ne Urdu/Hindii kaa India/Pakistan meN kiyaa...English elite kii zabaan ban gaii! :( sad!!! :(
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when I went to Lahore, my friends nephew said ‘gadhi’ (car)..his mom shouted at him, ‘gadhi nahi kehte car kehte hain’
Then she look at me and said ‘gaoo Gaya tha wahan se sun ke aya hai’
And I was like gadhi is not a gaali so what if gaoo se sun ke aya hai 
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lol…jis taraH se tum ne likhaa hai vo gadhii [female donkey] paRhaa jaayegaa…car ko aise likheNge taa k confusion na ho…gaDDii
gadhii = female donkey
gaDDii = car [vehicle]
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Oh 
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I remember Nomi’s comments in a thread, when I asked for whats gukki?
He said his grandfather used ‘Pakheroo’ for ‘Parinda’, but now no one uses such words in his family.
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same is happening with marathi in maharashtra..but we have regional parties protecting marathi by violence.......:D
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Its not an external threat that require violence in case of Punjabi
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In maharshtra legisative assembly.....those regional party MLAs beaten up a muslim(non maharashtian as he is from UP) MLA for taking oath in hindi instead of marathi....though Hindi is our national language.....
There were massive anti-hindi protests in tamilnadu....
In maharashtra educated maharashtrian Brahmins prefer marathi over hindi....
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I'd say it's only really in cities that there is a stigma
I mean, I look at my cousins who lived in punjab and...
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That is illogical in case of MLA from another area 
If you love your language, you automatically start respecting others language. Its like when you respect your mother, you will respect others Mom (exceptions do exist like life1 crowd against MIL).
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They speak Punjabi when they are not in Punjab?
Its the same case as Karachiwallas say we Delhiwalas and UPwalas while in Karachi and when they counter real Delhiwala and UPwalas abroad, they start identifying themselves as Karachiwalas 
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I mean, tons of people speak punjabi outside punjab.
I mean, their punjabi > their urdu....
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I mean, tons of people speak punjabi outside punjab. I mean, their punjabi > their urdu....
Its strange to note that capital cities of four provinces of Pakistan don't speak language of the province. The situation of Karachi is understandable ( though its a variation from historic record of Sindh where all people coming from outside adapted Sindhi language gradually including British officers), but the condition in Lahore is not supported by any logical reason.
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my question is same as OP..? punjabi ny ki bgarya lokaan da 
even after my baby’s birth my jaith said "teach him english instead of punjabi.. urdu thori bohat chal jaye to koi mzayeqa nahi "
and jub koi speak punjabi.. chahy kitna b parha likh kiyon na ho.. mostly people consider them anparh jaahil… (minu c keya c once) :hinna:
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you didn’t ask this from him? why o why?
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i did… he said… English bolny sy log izza t zyada karty hain.. and pata chalta hai k parhy likhy khandaan ka hai.. and kafi intelligent hai bacha..
to i sed punjabi parhy likhy bandy nai bol sakdy and h sed tu rehna unparh jahil.. paindoo kahin ki.. bachy ko baghr dena.. pap heared it all due to phone was on louder… and phr agy jo hua u can imagine..
we are not allowed to speak english at home.. Punjabi or urdu.. papa says k kahin choty bhool na jain
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Should have said 'listen bhai I respect you but please I'm his mother and this is my responsibility to teach him his mother tongue first,thanks '
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i tried.. but when he call me jaahil and unparh cuz i speak punjabi mostly.. my dad did his enough.. after that he never call 