Punjabi Language : Punjabi is Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. Punjabi is spoken by peole of many religions including mainly followers of Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism. Punjabi has has over 125 million native speakers, which makes it the 10th most widely spoken language in the world. Punjabi has about 30 million speakers in India and more than 60 million in Pakistan. Almost half the population of Pakistan speaks Punjabi. Punjabi is the Provincial language of the Pakistani Province of Punjab. Punjabi is spoken as first language by 3% of Indians, esp. the followers of Sikhism. Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of Punjab also. Punjabi is one of the official second languages of the states of Delhi and Haryana and Punjab and Haryana's capital Chandigarh. Punjabi developed as an independent language in the 11th century. the literary tradition in Punjabi started in times of Baba Farid Jee. The early Punjabi literature was principally religious