Re: Punjabi
A language should speak for itself.
I have already mentioned this before in a thread in cafe couple of weeks back that the universal rules established by linguists do not apply on the language punjabi.
First, it does not have a unanimous script of writting agreed upon by all punjabies. Keyword: Unanimous.
Punjabies in India, for the most part, if not all, write the language in GURUMUKHI script whereas Pakistani punjabies use Arabic script…
Second, although there have been many great poets and writters in the language, it did not evolve to the extent of it being considered as a FORMAL, and LITERAL language. It is more of a langauge that is widely used for conversation and not for literature.
Take the example of urdu. SOME OF the literature of Urdu is not even understood by a common speaker of Urdu, especially the old one… (anyone remembers Qissa Chahaar Dervaish by Meer Amman Dehlvi:D) The diction often is different and more eloquent than the spoken words. Some expressions are meant to be written than expressed in Urdu. Punjabi lacks that right there…
^ this is most comprehensive analysis on the said topic :k:
Ofcourse, such a description often offends some emotional punjabies but it is, not in any way, a disrespect to that language. It is just a judgement based on some rules. Nothing more, nothing less… Great language and I avoid it because of the reasons mentioned above by Lajawab
I am an emotional punjabi, I dont feel offended a bit. Because I believe that punjabis on our side of the border are totally responsible for current state of affairs of this beautiful language, including me… If punjabi is still alive and kicking, thats solely due to Sikh people. I salute them
