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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Dialect of Punjabi}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{distinguish|text=the [[Majhi language]] of Nepal}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
| name             = Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
| altname          = Central Punjabi&lt;br /&gt;
| nativename       = {{Hlist|ਮਾਝੀ|{{nq|ماجھی}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| region           = [[Majha]] and surrounding areas&lt;br /&gt;
| ethnicity        = [[Punjabis]]&lt;br /&gt;
| image            = &lt;br /&gt;
| imagecaption     = &lt;br /&gt;
| states           = [[Pakistan]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| speakers         = &lt;br /&gt;
| date             = &lt;br /&gt;
| ref              = &lt;br /&gt;
| familycolor      = Indo-European&lt;br /&gt;
| fam2             = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]&lt;br /&gt;
| fam3             = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| fam4             = [[Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages|Northwestern]]&lt;br /&gt;
| fam5             = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| script           = [[Shahmukhi alphabet|Shahmukhi]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Gurmukhī alphabet|Gurmukhī]]&lt;br /&gt;
| iso1             = &lt;br /&gt;
| iso2             = &lt;br /&gt;
| iso3             = &lt;br /&gt;
| isoexception     = dialect&lt;br /&gt;
| glotto           = majh1252&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Dialects Of Punjabi.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Dialects of Punjabi]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Majhi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Shahmukhi]]: {{lang|pnb|{{Nastaliq|ماجھی}}}}; [[Gurmukhi]]: {{lang|pa|ਮਾਝੀ}}; {{IPA|pa|mä˩˥d̆.d͡ʒi|lang}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bhardwaj&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite Q|page=88|Q23831241}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;), also known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Central Punjabi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, is a [[Panjabi 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]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The native speakers of the dialect are known by the demonym &amp;#039;[[Majhail]]&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Punjabis}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Subdialects and geographic distribution==&lt;br /&gt;
Below is a list of several of the subdialects of Majhi. Due to limited documentation on specific regions, certain varieties and their respective districts have been omitted.&lt;br /&gt;
* Central Majhi, spoken in the [[Gujranwala District|Gujranwala]], [[Lahore District|Lahore]] and [[Sheikhupura District|Sheikhupura]] districts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Northeastern Majhi, spoken in the [[Amritsar district|Amritsar]], [[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]], [[Pathankot district|Pathankot]], [[Narowal District|Narowal]] and [[Sialkot District|Sialkot]] districts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Northwestern Majhi, spoken in the [[Gujrat District|Gujrat]] and [[Jhelum District|Jhelum]] districts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Majhi varieties are also spoken natively in the districts of [[Hafizabad District|Hafizabad]], [[Kasur District|Kasur]], [[Mandi Bahauddin District|Mandi Bahauddin]], [[Nankana Sahib District|Nankana Sahib]], [[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]] and [[Wazirabad District|Wazirabad]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==General features==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Personal pronouns===&lt;br /&gt;
{{See also|Punjabi grammar#Personal}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Majhi does not use the second-person oblique pronoun &amp;#039;&amp;#039;tē̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and instead uses &amp;#039;&amp;#039;tū̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In urban Majhi, the plural oblique pronouns &amp;#039;&amp;#039;tusā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;asā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, as well as the ablative pronouns, are sometimes lost.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Pronominal suffixes===&lt;br /&gt;
One of Majhi&amp;#039;s most noteworthy features is the usage of pronominal suffixes, which it shares with [[Lahnda|Western Punjabi]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pronominal suffixes are auxiliary replacements of the [[Copula (linguistics)|copula]] which act like [[pronouns]]. They function as a particular [[thematic relation|thematic role]] and agree to it in [[Grammatical person|person]] and [[Grammatical number|number]] (as a pronoun would).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The thematic/syntactic roles a pronominal suffix can function as are:&lt;br /&gt;
* the [[direct case]] [[Subject (grammar)|subject]]&lt;br /&gt;
* the [[ergative case|ergative]] [[Agent (grammar)|agent]]&lt;br /&gt;
* the [[possessive determiner]]&lt;br /&gt;
* the [[Interlocutor (linguistics)|addressee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Majhi uses pronominal suffixes for the second and third persons and for both [[present tense|present]] and [[past tense]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Bashir |first=Elena |title=A Descriptive Grammar of Hindko, Panjabi, and Saraiki |date=19 August 2019 |publisher=[[De Gruyter Mouton]] |isbn=9781614512257 |page=262 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Tense&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=2|Present&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=2|Past&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Person&lt;br /&gt;
!Singular&lt;br /&gt;
!Plural&lt;br /&gt;
!Singular&lt;br /&gt;
!Plural&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!2nd&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਈ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|ای}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;je&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|جے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sāī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਸਾਈ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|سائی}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sāje&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਸਾਜੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|ساجے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!3rd&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sū&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਸੂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|سُو}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ne&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਨੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|نے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sāsū&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਸਾਸੂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|ساسُو}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sāne&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਸਾਨੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|سانے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Examples in [[Perfect (grammar)|perfect]] [[transitive verbs]] (marking the ergative agent):&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Tense&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Person&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Number&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Standard Punjabi&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |present&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |2nd&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sing.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kī kītā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tē̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; kya kītā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hē&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| What &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hast thou&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; done?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!  rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;pl.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jinnā khādhā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;je&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jitnā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tusā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; khādhā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hē&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| As much as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;you have&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; eaten&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |3rd&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sing.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mēnū̃ suṇāī &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sū&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;os&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; mēnū̃ suṇāī &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hē&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;He/She hath&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; told me&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!  rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;pl.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;pāṇī pītā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ne&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ehnā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; pāṇī pītā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hē&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;They have&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; drunk water&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |past&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |2nd&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sing.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jēs tarhā̃ ghalliyā̃ &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sāī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jis tarhā̃ &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tē̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ghalliyā̃ &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hase&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| In the way &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;thou had&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; sent them&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!  rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;pl.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;cacer syātā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sāje&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tusā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; cacer syātā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hamu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;You had&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; recognised cousin&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |3rd&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sing.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;aṉḍe nū̃ riddhe &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sāsū&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Es&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; aṉḍe nū̃ riddhe &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;san&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Had he/she&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; boiled the egg?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!  rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;pl.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;laṛāī kītī &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sāne&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ehnā̃ ne&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; laṛāī kītī &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;They had&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; had a fight&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Copula===&lt;br /&gt;
Oftentimes, a pronominal suffix will entirely overtake the regular copula (of the same person and number) in Majhi.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is most common with the third-person plural &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ne&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਨੇ / {{resize|{{nq|نے}}}}) or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;nẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਨੇਂ / {{resize|{{nq|نیں}}}}), used instead of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;han&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. It has become so widespread that it is now regarded as a fundamental characteristic of Majhi, used to distinguish it from other dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Phrase&lt;br /&gt;
!Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
!Standard Punjabi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|They sleep&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;oh sōṉde ne&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਓਹ ਸੌਂਦੇ ਨੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ سوندے نے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;-oh samde&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &lt;br /&gt;
-oh saunde&lt;br /&gt;
-oh seynde&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;- Alternate auxiliary verbs&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{clarify|date=November 2024}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First person singular &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jē&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਆਂ, ਜੇ / {{resize|{{nq|آں، جے}}}}) is used. E.g. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mẽ karnā &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ʷā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; / &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;jē&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਮੈਂ ਕਰਨਾ &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ਆਂ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, ਮੈਂ ਕਰਨਾ &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ਜੇ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; / {{resize|{{nq|میں کرنا &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;آں&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;، میں کرنا &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;جے&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}}})&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Third person singular &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ī&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;è&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਏ, ਵੇ, ਈ / {{resize|{{nq|اے، وے، ای}}}}) is used. E.g. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ṓ krendā&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਉਹ ਕਰਦਾ &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ਈ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; / {{resize|{{nq|اوہ کردا ای}}}})&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Other Features===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hē(gā) sī&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is used instead of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;sīgā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.{{clarify|date=November 2024}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Adverbial pronouns===&lt;br /&gt;
{{See also|Punjabi grammar#Derivates}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Majhi uses the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kiññ&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kivẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039; classes of adverbial pronouns of manner, which, at their base, are common with [[Lahnda|Western Punjabi dialects]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Adverbial pronoun&lt;br /&gt;
!Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
![[Malwai dialect|Malwai]]&lt;br /&gt;
![[Doabi dialect|Doabi]]&lt;br /&gt;
![[Pahari-Pothwari]]&lt;br /&gt;
![[Hindko]]&lt;br /&gt;
!Saraiki&lt;br /&gt;
![[Jatki language|Jatki]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|like this&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ēṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ēvẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਂਞ, ਐਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اینج، ایویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ēvẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|ایویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ēdā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਦਾਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|ایدّاں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;iṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਇੰਞ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اِنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;iṉjū&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਇੰਞੂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اِنجوُ}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;hiṉj, īvẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਹਿੰਞ, ਈਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اِیویں / ہِنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;iṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਇੰਞ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اِنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|like that&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;oṉj, ovẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਓਂਞ, ਓਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اُنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ovẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;odā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اودّاں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;uṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اُنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;uṉjū&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اُنجوُ}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;huṉj / ūvẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوویں / ہُنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;uṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਐਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اُنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|how?&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;kiṉj, kivẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਿੰਞ, ਕਿਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنج، کویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;kivẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਿਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kiddā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਿੱਦਾਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کداں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kiṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਿੰਞ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kiṉjū&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਿੰਞੂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنجو}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kiṉj, kīvẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਿੰਞ, ਕੀਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنج، کیویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kiṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਿੰਞ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|how&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;jiṉj, jivẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਿੰਞ, ਜਿਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنج، کویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;jivẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਿਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jiddā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਿੱਦਾਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کداں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jiṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਿੰਞ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jiṉjū&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਿੰਞੂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنجو}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jiṉj, jīvẽ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਿੰਞ, ਜੀਵੇਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنج، کیویں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jiṉj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਿੰਞ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کنج}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;- Use of -na verb ending instead of -da ending for first-person and second-person point of view&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{clarify|date=June 2025}}&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Phrase&lt;br /&gt;
!Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
!Standard Written Punjabi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|I do&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;mẽ kar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;nā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ʷā̃̀&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਮੈਂ ਕਰ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ਨਾ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ਆਂ {{resize|{{nq|میں کرنا آں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;mẽ kardā hā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਮੈਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ {{resize|{{nq|میں کردا ہاں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Let&amp;#039;s (m.) go home&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;asī kàr jā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ne&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ā̃̀&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{efn|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;kàr&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, meaning &amp;quot;home&amp;quot;, is often said as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kār&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in Northwestern Majhi (spoken in [[Gujrat District|Gujrat]], [[Jhelum District|Jhelum]], and [[Bhimber District|Bhimber]] districts) as the vowel is elongated.}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਅਸੀ ਘਰ ਜਾ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ਨੇ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ਆਂ {{resize|{{nq|اسی گھر جانے آں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;asī̃ kàr jānde hā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਅਸੀਂ ਘਰ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ {{resize|{{nq|اسی گھر جاندے ہاں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|We (f.) do&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;asī̃ kar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;niyā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ʷā̃̀&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਅਸੀ ਕਰ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ਨੀਆਂ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ਆਂ {{resize|{{nq|اسی کرنِیاں واں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;asī̃ kardiyā̃ hā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਅਸੀਂ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਹਾਂ {{resize|{{nq|اسی کردِیاں ہاں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|You (sing.) do&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tū̃ kar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;nā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; aĩ̀&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਤੂੰ ਕਰ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ਨਾ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ਐਂ {{resize|{{nq|تُوں کرنا ایں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tū̃ kardā haĩ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਤੂੰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈਂ {{resize|{{nq|تُوں کردا ہیں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|You (f.pl.) do&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tusī kar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;niyā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ò/je&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਤੁਸੀ ਕਰ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ਨੀਆਂ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ਓ/ਜੇ {{resize|{{nq|تسی کرنِیاں او/جے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tusī̃ kardiyā̃ ho&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਹੋ {{resize|{{nq|تسی کردِیاں ہو}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Examples of Majhi===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Sentence&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;, rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;, rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Shahmukhi&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Gurmukhi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{lang|pnb|{{resize|{{nq|تُوں لہور جاندا سیں}}}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{lang|pa|ਤੂੰ ਲਹੌਰ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੈਂ}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;tū̃ lahaur jāndā saĩ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| You used to go to Lahore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{lang|pnb|{{resize|{{nq|میں پہلوں ہی آکھدا ساں}}}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{lang|pa|ਮੈਂ ਪਹਿਲੋਂ ਹੀ ਆਖਦਾ ਸਾਂ}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;maĩ pahlõ hī ākhdā sā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| I&amp;#039;ve already said it&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{lang|pnb|{{resize|{{nq|اودݨ بھرجائی کتھے سن}}}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{lang|pa|ਓਦਣ ਭਰਜਾਈ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਸਨ}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;oddaṇ bharjāī kitthe san&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| Where were the sisters-in-law that day?&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Subdialectal differences==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Northeastern Majhi===&lt;br /&gt;
Northeastern Majhi refers to the subdialect spoken in a belt from the [[Sialkot District]] to the [[Ravi river]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It has considerable [[Doabi dialect|Doabi]] influence.{{cn|date=June 2025}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Northeastern Majhi uses the past-tense inflection of the verb &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ḍahṇā&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਡਹਿਣਾ / {{resize|{{nq|ڈہݨا}}}}) to form continuous tenses, rather than &amp;#039;&amp;#039;pēṇā&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਪੈਣਾ/ {{resize|{{nq|پَیݨا}}}}) which is used by other Majhi subdialects and Punjabi dialects.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Phrase&lt;br /&gt;
!Eastern Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
!General Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
!Standard Punjabi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|He&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;([[demonstrative#Distal and proximal demonstratives|prox.]])&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; was doing&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;eh karaṇ ḍahyā sī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਏਹ ਕਰਣ ਡਹਿਆ ਸੀ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ کرݨ ڈہیا سی}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;eh kardā pyā sī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਏਹ ਕਰਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਸੀ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ کردا پیا سی}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;eh kar rahyā sī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਇਹ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ کر رہیا سی}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|She&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;([[demonstrative#Distal and proximal demonstratives|dist.]])&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; is doing&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;oh karaṇ ḍahī hē&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਓਹ ਕਰਣ ਡਹੀ ਹੈ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ کرݨ ڈہی اے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;oh kardī paī hē&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਓਹ ਕਰਦੀ ਪਈ ਹੈ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ کردی پئی ہے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;oh kar rahī hē&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਉਹ ਕਰ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ کر رہی ہے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In Northeastern Majhi, on top of the copula-replacement by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ne&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, it is also common for the second-person plural pronominal suffix &amp;#039;&amp;#039;je&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਜੇ / {{resize|{{nq|جے}}}}) to overtake &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ho&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Phrase&lt;br /&gt;
!Northeastern Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
!General Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|You will go home&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tusī̃ ghar jāṉde je&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਤੁਸੀਂ ਘਰ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਜੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|تسیں گھر جاندے جے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tusī̃ ghar jāṉde ho&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਤੁਸੀਂ ਘਰ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹੋ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|تسیں گھر جاندے ہو}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This variety of Majhi also tends to [[debuccalize]] all its non-initial non-geminated [[voiceless alveolar fricative|voiceless alveolar fricatives]] ({{IPA|/s/}}) into [[voiced glottal fricative|glottal fricatives]] ({{IPA|/ɦ/}}); i.e. the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;s&amp;#039;&amp;#039; sound is heard as a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;h&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. This &amp;#039;&amp;#039;h&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is distinguished from the regular phonetic &amp;#039;&amp;#039;h&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by its lack of tonality.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Word&lt;br /&gt;
!Punjabi spelling&lt;br /&gt;
!General pronunciation&lt;br /&gt;
!Northeastern pronunciation&lt;br /&gt;
!Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;tusī̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|ਤੁਸੀਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|تسیں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[tʊsĩ]&lt;br /&gt;
|[tʊɦĩ]&lt;br /&gt;
|you (pl./honorific)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;asāḍā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|ਅਸਾਡਾ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اساڈا}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[ɐ̆saˑɖˑa]&lt;br /&gt;
|[ɐ̆ɦaˑɖˑa]&lt;br /&gt;
|our(s) / my/mine (honorific)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;paise&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|ਪੈਸੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|پیسے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[pɛˑsˑe]&lt;br /&gt;
|[pɛːɦe]&lt;br /&gt;
|money&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Northwestern Majhi===&lt;br /&gt;
Northwestern Majhi refers to the subdialect spoken in the northwestern side of the [[Majha]] region in [[Pakistan]], primarily in the districts of [[Gujrat district|Gujrat]], [[Jhelum district|Jhelum]], and [[Bhimber District|Bhimber]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In these areas, word-initial &amp;#039;h&amp;#039; is fainter and more tonal, eventually disappearing in upper Punjabi dialects like [[Pahari-Pothwari]] and [[Hindko#Geographic distribution and dialects|Hazarewal Hindko]], as well as [[Dogri language#Tone rules|Dogri]]. I.e., words like &amp;#039;&amp;#039;hatth&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (ਹੱਥ / {{resize|{{nq|ہَتّھ}}}}) &amp;quot;hand&amp;quot; are said more as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;àtth&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Another notable difference is the use of the suffix &amp;#039;&amp;#039;dā&amp;#039;&amp;#039; instead of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;gā&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for indicative future tense:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |General Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Northwestern Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kare gā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਰੇਗਾ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کرے گا}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;kare dā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਕਰੇਦਾ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کرے دا}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [he] will do&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;khāṇ giyā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਖਾਣਗੀਆਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کھاݨ گیاں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;khāṇ diyā̃&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਖਾਣਦੀਆਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|کھاݨ دیاں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [they] (f.) will eat&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jāvo ge&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਾਵੋਗੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|جاوو گے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;jāvo de&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਜਾਵੋਦੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|جاوو دے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [you] (pl. m.) will go&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;samjhā̃ gī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਸਮਝਾਂਗੀ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|سمجھاں گی}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;samjhā̃ dī&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਸਮਝਾਂਦੀ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|سمجھاں دی}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [I] (f.) will understand&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Northwestern Majhi also has its own past-tense copula, which declines on gender and number, unlike other Majhi subdialects, whose copula declines on person and number.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |General Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Northwestern Majhi&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; |Translation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;tū̃ nhāyā sēṉ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਤੂੰ ਨ੍ਹਾਇਆ ਸੈਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|توں نھایا سیں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;tū̃ nhāyā āhā&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਤੂੰ ਨ੍ਹਾਇਆ ਆਹਾ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|توں نھایا آہا}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| You (s. m.) had bathed&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;oh kiddhar sī?&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਓਹ ਕਿੱਧਰ ਸੀ?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ کدھر سی؟}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;oh kiddhar āhī?&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਓਹ ਕਿੱਧਰ ਆਹੀ?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|اوہ کدھر آہی؟}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Where was she?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mēṉ paṉchī vekhe san&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਮੈਂ ਪੰਛੀ ਵੇਖੇ ਸਨ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|میں پنچھی ویکھے سن}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mēṉ paṉchī vekhe āhe&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਮੈਂ ਪੰਛੀ ਵੇਖੇ ਆਹੇ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|میں پنچھی ویکھے آہے}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| I had seen birds&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;bakkriyāṉ mamyāiyāṉ san&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ ਮਮਿਆਈਆਂ ਸਨ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|بکریاں ممیائیاں سن}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;bakkriyāṉ mamyāiyāṉ āhiyāṉ&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ ਮਮਿਆਈਆਂ ਆਹੀਆਂ&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{resize|{{nq|بکریاں ممیائیاں آہیاں}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| The goats had bleated&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Portal|Punjab}}&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Punjabi dialects and languages|Punjabi dialects]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Punjabi literature]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jhangvi dialect]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shahpuri dialect]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dhanni dialect]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Punjabi dialects}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Punjabi dialects]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages of Punjab, India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Punjabi language in Pakistan]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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