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Are you kidding me? That's all you're arguing about.
Talk about guilty conscience. Getting pretty touchy on the topic, aren't we?
Whatever genius.
Its hardly my fault if you cant distinguish someone saying that Urdu didnt come from Punjabi vs. Urdu is superior to Punjabi.
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no doubt its beautiful language but the way its spoken in pakistan is horrible
One says @#$#$@!! before he says his line
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The Prakrits which evolved from Sanskrit (a Pakistani language) are very closely related to Punjabi, obviously they weren't called Punjabi but linguistic scholars say they were pretty much like the Punjabi spoken today in NW-Punjab/Eastern-NWFP/Southern-Kashmir.. North South-Asian languages including Hindustani/Hindvi (Urdu/Hindi) descended from these Prakrits, obviously there was other stages inbetween such as Middle-Indic, Apabhramshas, etc..
Urdu might have foreign vobaulory but that doesn't change it's classification, it is not related to Arabic or Turkish and only distantly related to Persian.
Re: Why Punjabis Do Not Speak Punjabi With Their Kids
Going back to the original question, I'm Punjabi, but my parents preferred that we spoke Urdu instead, even though my parents converse in 100% Punjabi. The reason my mother gave me is that it sounds harsh and unladylike, and dare I say, ignorant, if spoken incorrectly. Like my mother's Punjabi is very refined and it sounds good. But then you'll see some "paindu" relative, and it sounds uneducated. My nani ama was very strict with her daughters about how Punjabi should be spoken. They couldn't use the word "paanda" for a pot, they couldn't use "roti" to describe a meal, only the bread; they couldn't use "mooray" for the word "close" (as in close and far), and dozens of other such rules. I've noticed with my cousins in Pakistan, they don't speak Punjabi, especially the girls (and this isn't only the Lahori cousins, but it also applies to the ones from gaon). They'll talk and reply in Urdu to the elders and to their friends, even if the adults are speaking to them in Punjabi.
Part of Punjabi's problem is that it's filled with blush-inducing cursewords and slang, and if spoken lazily, it sounds like the way ebonics (remember that?!) does in English. Also, since it's not an officially written language in Pakistan (although in India it is written), it has less legitimacy than Urdu. Even my thayt-Punjaban, barely literate dadi, who only speaks Punjabi, writes all of her letters in Urdu.
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Its simple as this, poonjabi is not a language fit for civilized dialogue.
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Its simple as this, poonjabi is not a language fit for civilized dialogue.
height of ignorance.
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Even i know this punjabi family - the four kids say that they can understand punjabi but they dont speak in punjabi and say they cant do that - i dont understand if they lived in lahore all their life and they are a punjabi family how can they not speak when their mothers even talks urdu in punjabi accent...
it depends on the individuals what they think about the language - some people like punjabi some dont, some people like sindhi urdu and some dont some just speak in english - actually people should be proud of their mother tongue regardless of sindhi, punjabi, urdu balouchi - how can they be ashamed if they are :S
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Oki dokii people now i amm the one who is going to explain you everythin you needed !
First of all they dont talk punjabhi with you because it doesnt seem nice when kids talk and ,, you look like olda , you know ,
And when youre going to be older its more nicer to talk punjabi then urdu its the same in my family my mama and abhu dont talk punjabhi with me and my sis , but he talk with my ammi , it verves me sometimes but i asked them once and they said me cuz it doesnt look nice on ,,, people who are not married well language is a language right??? So why cantt we talkkk in peace !
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And they keep going.
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I opened a thread on this about a month or two ago and the subject was like discussed to death. It’s too late now. Sardars are our only hope. 
Re: Why Punjabis Do Not Speak Punjabi With Their Kids
tussi mainu kyon pul jaande ho.
Re: Why Punjabis Do Not Speak Punjabi With Their Kids
tussi minoo kyu nahi pul jaande. 
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I am punjabi but I was brought up in Karachi. My parents have never with each other or with us ever spoken a word of Punjabi. Even though I understand it and can even speak it.
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This chap will not refrain from posting crap. You think that GOD spent 80% of HIS time in creating Punjabis.
hehehe 80/20 rule?
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comming from a pakistani girl?
Its a shame for pakistani boys.
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I don't know a lick of Memoni.
hehehehe
memoni also means femle child of a sheep. cute
hahahah
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I will not speak punjabi with my kids during their brought up.
same here.
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comming from a pakistani girl?
Its a shame for pakistani boys.
You know Considering your warning level, she has no choice ...
