Punjabi
Glottolog calls it: Eastern Panjabi
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 pan · ISO 639-1 pa · Glottocode panj1256
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- California160,441limited English 66,422
- New York37,150limited English 17,298
- Washington18,034limited English 7,613
- New Jersey17,162limited English 5,827
- Texas10,972limited English 3,141
- Indiana10,380limited English 4,581
- Virginia8,697limited English 3,136
- Michigan8,005limited English 2,697
- Illinois7,008limited English 1,899
- Maryland6,587limited English 1,867
- Ohio5,176limited English 1,827
- Pennsylvania5,028limited English 2,025
- Massachusetts3,772limited English 1,135
- Florida3,222limited English 704
- North Carolina2,988limited English 600
- Georgia2,914limited English 915
- Arizona2,586limited English 468
- Nevada2,475limited English 516
- Connecticut2,171limited English 977
- Wisconsin2,118limited English 808
- Oregon1,738limited English 576
- Missouri1,487limited English 627
- Colorado1,475limited English 543
- Mississippi1,275limited English 598
- Kansas1,187limited English 320
- Utah1,115limited English 429
- Tennessee1,095limited English 298
- Minnesota1,005limited English 210
- South Carolina907limited English 114
- Louisiana755limited English 431
- Oklahoma679limited English 119
- Delaware608limited English 263
- Alabama535limited English 83
- Arkansas522limited English 252
- Iowa508limited English 173
- Kentucky415limited English 145
- New Hampshire357limited English 217
- Nebraska311limited English 55
- New Mexico196limited English 14
- Rhode Island185limited English 113
- Idaho161limited English 0
- Vermont124limited English 0
- North Dakota75limited English 15
- Hawaii72limited English 35
- Wyoming71limited English 71
- South Dakota38limited English 11
- Montana32limited English 4
- West Virginia30limited English 0
- Maine15limited English 0
By city
- New York City20,299limited English 10,987
- Sacramento11,511limited English 7,262
- San Jose7,027limited English 1,907
- San Diego4,364limited English 2,370
- Los Angeles3,510limited English 1,035
- Phoenix1,369limited English 104
- Chicago1,161limited English 307
- Houston857limited English 133
- Dallas762limited English 185
- Columbus528limited English 396
- Philadelphia404limited English 0
- Charlotte386limited English 0
- Seattle168limited English 67
- Boston23limited English 0
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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Ten small things, each answerable in under a minute by anyone who speaks the language. You do not need to prepare, and you do not have to do them in order.
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How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
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The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
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- A storynone yet
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CultureMesh, "Punjabi" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/punjabi-10). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.