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Doabi is one of the Punjabi

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

dialects spoken in Doab (India). The word "Do Aabi" means "the land between two rivers" and this dialects is spoken between the rivers of Beas

Beas River

The Beas River is a river in the northern part of India. The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 km to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab....

and Sutlej

Sutlej

The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...

. It includes the districts of Jalandhar

Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

, Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab....

, Kapurthala

Kapurthala

Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...

and Nawanshahr

Nawanshahr

Nawanshahr is a city and it became district in 1995. now it is a municipal council in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is the headquarters of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District....

(now known Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar).

Substituting letters

Doabi's drop the letter "v" at the start of a word and use the letter "b". They also use the letter "w" elsewhere in a word instead of a "v". Doabi's use the letter "j" instead of "u". This is also common in the Malwa region of Punjab

Punjab region

The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...

Ending sentences

Doabi's end sentences with "aa" (present tense) and "sigey" (past —tense), instead of "han" (present tense) and "san" (past tense).

Pronunciation

In Doabi, any word beginning with "i" is pronounced with "e". For example, the word "khich" (to pull) is pronounced as "khech".

Also, the vowel "u" is pronounced with an "o". Accordingly, "khush" (happy) becomes "khosh".

Vocabulary

Doabi	English	Standard Punjabi Punjabi language Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
"Houga"	Will Happen	"Hovega"
"Baarha"	Cow shed	"Haveli"
"Dhaun"	Neck	"Gardan"
"Bech"	In	"Vich"
"Batt"	Heat	"Garmi"
"Paala"	Cold weather	"Sardi"
"Kunji"	Key	"Chabi"

Substituting letters

Ending sentences

Pronunciation

Vocabulary

See also