"Central" as a dialectal classification is not used by any linguist. Linguists divided Panjabi lects into Eastern and Western varieties, there is no "Central" grouping. - Undid revision 1371881650 by ~2026-46734-09 (talk)← Previous revisionRevision as of 22:13, 20 October 2026 Line 28: Line 28: [[File:Dialects Of Punjabi.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Dialects of Punjabi]] [[File:Dialects Of Punjabi.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Dialects of Punjabi]] '''Majhi''' ({{lang|pnb|{{Nastaliq|ماجھی}}}}, {{lang|pa|ਮਾਝੀ}}, {{lang|pa-Latn|Mājhī}}, {{IPA|pa|mä˩˥d̆.d͡ʒi|pron}}), also known as '''Central Punjabi''',{{Efn|Known in Punjabi as ''Kendri Punjabi'' or ''Markazi Punjabi''.}}{{Cite web |last=Aujla |first=Harjap Singh |title=A Part of Lahore lives in Amritsar |url=https://apnaorg.com/prose-content/articles-by-writers/Harjap-Singh-Aujla/page-1/article-3/index.html |access-date=12 August 2026 |website=APNA (Academy of the Punjab in North America)}} is a [[Punjabi dialects|dialect]] of the [[Punjabi language]]. It is natively spoken in the [[Majha]] region and surrounding areas of [[Punjab region|Punjab]] in present-day [[Pakistan]] and [[India]].{{Cite Q|page=88|Q23831241}} Majhi is transitional between [[Eastern Punjabi dialects|Eastern]] and [[Lahnda|Western Punjabi]] dialects.{{Citation needed|date=August 2026}} '''Majhi''' ({{lang|pnb|{{Nastaliq|ماجھی}}}}, {{lang|pa|ਮਾਝੀ}}, {{lang|pa-Latn|Mājhī}}, {{IPA|pa|mä˩˥d̆.d͡ʒi|pron}}), also known as '''Central Punjabi''',{{Efn|Known in Punjabi as ''Kendri Punjabi'' or ''Markazi Punjabi''.}}{{Cite web |last=Aujla |first=Harjap Singh |title=A Part of Lahore lives in Amritsar |url=https://apnaorg.com/prose-content/articles-by-writers/Harjap-Singh-Aujla/page-1/article-3/index.html |access-date=12 August 2026 |website=APNA (Academy of the Punjab in North America)}} is a [[Punjabi dialects|dialect]] of the [[Punjabi language]]. It is natively spoken in the [[Majha]] region and surrounding areas of [[Punjab region|Punjab]] in present-day [[Pakistan]] and [[India]].{{Cite Q|page=88|Q23831241}} Majhi is transitional between [[Eastern Punjabi dialects|Eastern]] and [[Lahnda|Western Punjabi]] dialects.{{Citation needed|date=August 2026}} Bhardwaj (2016) classifies Majhi as an Eastern Punjabi dialect.{{Cite book |last=Bhardwaj|first=Mangat|title=Panjabi: A Comprehensive Grammar|date=25 August 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317643265|pages=6–12|chapter=1.2 The “Panjabi-speaking” areas}} The native speakers of the dialect are known by the demonym '[[Majhail]]'. The native speakers of the dialect are known by the demonym '[[Majhail]]'.