This map shows the regions
of the world where Punjabi is commonly spoken (red circle).
Its immediate ancestor was Middle Vedic, which in turn came
from Vedic Sanskrit. Punjabi
is most closely related to Bengali,
Gujarati, Hindi,
Marathi, Assamese,
Sindhi, Singhalese,
Romany, and Urdu.
| Daniel M. Short originally created this
map and the other Indo-European language charts for his website at http://www.danshort.com/.
I reproduce these images here with the author's permission, but they are
copyrighted by Daniel Short as of 2002. These charts should not be reproduced
or reused without Mr. Short's approval. You may contact him at danshort@gte.net
for more information. These images are not public domain. |