Editing Punjabi language (section)

==Major dialects==
{{Main|Punjabi dialects and languages}}

===Standard Punjabi===
<!--''Standard Punjabi'' sometimes referred to as [[Majhi dialect|Majhi]] in India or simply Central/Eastern Punjabi, is the most widespread and largest dialect of Punjabi.{{cn}} It is transitional between both [[Lahnda|Western Punjabi (Lahnda Punjab)]] and [[Punjabi language#Eastern Punjabi (Charda Punjab)|Eastern Punjabi (Charda Punjab)]]{{cn}} and it first developed in the 12th century and gained prominence when Sufi poets such as [[Shah Hussain]], [[Bulleh Shah]] among others began to use the [[Lahore]]/[[Amritsar]]-spoken dialect with infused Persian vocabulary in their works in the [[Shahmukhi|Shahmukhi script]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lal |first1=Mohan |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature |date=1992 |publisher=Sahitya Academy |page=4208}}</ref> Later the [[Gurmukhi|Gurmukhi script]] was developed based on Standard Punjabi by the Sikh Gurus.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bhatt|first=Shankarlal|title=Punjab|publisher=Kalpaz publ|others=Bhargava, Gopal K.|year=2006|isbn=81-7835-378-4|location=Delhi|pages=141|oclc=255107273}}</ref>

In [[Pakistan]], the Standard Punjabi dialect is not referred to as the '[[Majhi dialect]]', which may be considered as 'Indian terminology', rather simply as '[[Standard Punjabi]]'.{{cn}} This dialect is widely used in the TV and entertainment industry, which is mainly produced in [[Lahore]].-->

''Standard Punjabi'' (sometimes referred to as Majhi) is the standard form of Punjabi used commonly in [[education]] and [[news broadcasting]], and is based on the [[Majhi dialect]]. Such as the variety used on [[Google Translate]], Standard Punjabi is also often used in official online services that employ Punjabi. It is widely used in the TV and entertainment industry of Pakistan, which is mainly produced in [[Lahore]].

The Standard Punjabi used in India and Pakistan have slight differences. In India, it discludes many of the dialect-specific features of Majhi. In Pakistan, the standard is closer to the Majhi spoken in the urban parts of Lahore.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

===Eastern Punjabi===
"Eastern Punjabi" refers to the varieties of Punjabi spoken in [[Pakistani Punjab]] (specifically Northern Punjabi), most of [[Indian Punjab]], the far-north of [[Rajasthan]] and on the northwestern border of [[Haryana]]. It includes the dialects of [[Majhi dialect|Majhi]], [[Malwai dialect|Malwai]], [[Doabi dialect|Doabi]], [[Puadhi dialect|Puadhi]] and the extinct [[Lubanki dialect|Lubanki]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glottolog 4.8 - Greater Panjabic |url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/lahn1241 |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=glottolog.org |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713015712/https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/lahn1241 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sometimes, [[Dogri language|Dogri]] and [[Kangri language|Kangri]] are grouped into this category.

===Western Punjabi===
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"Western Punjabi" or "Lahnda" ({{langx|pa|{{nq|لہندا}}|label=none|link=no}}, {{lit|western}}) is the name given to the diverse group of [[Punjabi dialects and languages|Punjabi varieties]] spoken in the majority of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Pakistani Punjab]], the [[Hazara region]], most of [[Azad Kashmir]] and small parts of [[Indian Punjab]] such as [[Fazilka]].<ref>{{e26|lah}}</ref>{{sfn|Shackle|1979|p=198}} These include groups of dialects like [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], [[Pahari-Pothwari]], [[Hindko]] and the extinct [[Inku language|Inku]]; common dialects like [[Jhangvi dialect|Jhangvi]], [[Shahpuri]], [[Dhanni dialect|Dhanni]] and [[Thali dialect|Thali]] which are usually grouped under the term Jatki Punjabi; and the [[Mixed language|mixed variety]] of Punjabi and [[Sindhi languages|Sindhi]] called [[Khetrani language|Khetrani]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zograph |first=G. A. |title=Languages of South Asia: A Guide |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2023 |isbn=9781000831597 |edition=Reprint |pages=52 |chapter=Chapter 3 |quote=LAHNDA – Lahnda (Lahndi) or Western Panjabi is the name given to a group of dialects spread over the northern half of Pakistan. In the north, they come into contact with the Dardic languages with which they share some common features, In the east, they turn gradually into Panjabi, and in the south into Sindhi. In the south-east there is a clearly defined boundary between Lahnda and Rajasthani, and in the west a similarly well-marked boundary between it and the Iranian languages Baluchi and Pushtu. The number of people speaking Lahnda can only be guessed at: it is probably in excess of 20 million.}}</ref>

Depending on context, the terms Eastern and Western Punjabi can simply refer to all the Punjabi varieties spoken in India and Pakistan respectively, whether or not they are linguistically Eastern/Western.