Punjabi

البنجابية

Language of the Punjab; the Sufi verse of Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah and Sultan Bahu, written in Shahmukhi (Arabic-derived).

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The language of the Punjab; the language of Sufi poetry of Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah and Sultan Bahu, written in Shahmukhi, an Arabic-based script. 1

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