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What Is The Difference Between Punjabi And Gurmukhi ?


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ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

There appears to be a lot of confusion regarding Punjabi and Gurmukhi.
People make the assumption that there is a language called Punjabi (what we use everyday) and there is the language called Gurmukhi - the language used to write the Guru Granth Sahib.
So are there two languages?? Did the Guru’s use different language called Gurmukhi?? The answer is No.
It would be more accurate to say one speak's Punjabi and read's or write's Gurmukhi.
Remember - Punjabi is language (what we speak). Gurmukhi is a script (how we write Punjabi).
(Punjabi is also written using shahmukhi (urdu) and devanagari (hindi) scripts)
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ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

There appears to be a lot of confusion regarding Punjabi and Gurmukhi.

People make the assumption that there is a language called Punjabi (what we use everyday) and there is the language called Gurmukhi - the language used to write the Guru Granth Sahib.

So are there two languages?? Did the Gurus use different language called Gurmukhi?? The answer is No.

It would be more accurate to say one speak's Punjabi and read's or write's Gurmukhi.

Remember - Punjabi is language (what we speak). Gurmukhi is a script (how we write Punjabi).

(Punjabi is also written using shahmukhi (urdu) and devanagari (hindi) scripts)

http://www.discoversikhism.com/punjabi/punjabi_gurmukhi.html

Doesn't Gurmukhi mean from the Guru's mouth. Making it only the Guru can write gurmukhi and everyone else writes punjabi?

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that doesn't seem right

Gurmukh is person who is facing/going towards Guru ... so would a better translation be that which takes one towards Guru or that which belongs to a gurmukh?

Mukh and Mukhi have different meanings. Mukhi means the master, leader of something. So it can be translated into, from the leaders (Guru) mouth.

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ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

Doesn't Gurmukhi mean from the Guru's mouth. Making it only the Guru can write gurmukhi and everyone else writes punjabi?

Bhaji, the first part is correct.

Guru Nanak developed the Gurmukhi script in the form of 'Gurmukhi Painti'. Guru Angad popularized and standardized the script.

Guru Ji did not invent Gurmukhi from scratch; he modified the Landa (lahnda) script to reflect, pronunciation and the authentic tonal expressions to what is known as Gurmukhi today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laṇḍā_scripts

However, Guru Ji's writings are known as 'Gurbani'.

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ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ, ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

"Guru Nanak invented the Gurmukhi script in the form of "Gurmukhi Painti". At the time of Guru Nanak, Punjab had no set language. There were different dialects and scripts, e.g. Sharda Takri (Thakri), Persian and Bhatt Akhri, etc. The 52-letter script was a mixture of several languages.

Guru Nanak Dev ji observed that there were many superfluous letters in that script so he composed Patti, which depicted only 35 letters. He even gave the pronunciation of each letter. He asked Bhai Lehna (Guru Angad Dev Ji) to put all the letters in an alphabet form and in a proper order. Bhai Lehna who was a scholar, and poet, and was also fully conversant with all these scripts readily agreed to accomplish the task. He prepared the alphabet and put the same to his Master who gave his approval. As Bhai Lehna devised the script, the same is known as Gurmukhi - a language devised by a Gurmukh at the instance of the Guru. This script was adopted by all the composers of Bani."

Okay, I was reading the link you gave and the writer came to the same conclusion I did.

The name Gurmukhi is derived from the Old Punjabi term "gurumukhī", meaning "from the mouth of the Guru".

- See more at: http://www.discoversikhism.com/punjabi/punjabi_gurmukhi.html#sthash.KAlKEJgU.dpuf

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Well ,

however it came into being it should never be used for the foulness that it is currently used for , swearing, harassing, belittlement, each each akkar is pavittar ... I remember Nani ji would do agan bhet of anything written in Gurmukhi script ...I remember reading that mahapurakh went to Harmandir Sahib and would strive to not walk on any paver with gurmukh lipi on it .

Maybe we need to revive the level of satkar of our Maa boli and our script..

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