Punjabi people

E22092

ethnic group ethnolinguistic group linguistic community

Punjabi people are an ethnolinguistic group from the Punjab region of South Asia, known for their distinct culture, traditions, and shared historical heritage.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Punjabis	7
Jat Punjabis	1
NRI Punjabis	1
Punjabi diaspora	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ ethnolinguistic group ⓘ linguistic community ⓘ
associatedWithCuisine	Punjabi cuisine ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Punjabi culture ⓘ
associatedWithDance	Bhangra ⓘ surface form: Bhangra dance Giddha ⓘ
associatedWithMusic	Bhangra ⓘ Punjabi folk music ⓘ
culturalTrait	distinct folk traditions ⓘ rich oral literature ⓘ strong agrarian traditions ⓘ
diasporaCommunityIn	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ East Africa ⓘ Middle East ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ethnicity	Punjabi language ⓘ surface form: Punjabi
historicallyAffectedByEvent	Partition of India ⓘ
historicallyRuledBy	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire Sikh Empire ⓘ
historicalRegion	Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab region
languageFamily	Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
locatedInSubcontinent	South Asia ⓘ
majorReligion	Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ
nativeToCountry	India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
nativeToRegion	Punjab ⓘ
notableScriptForReligion	Gurmukhi script for Sikh scriptures ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Punjabi language ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Other religions ⓘ
subgroup	Arora Punjabis ⓘ Punjabi people self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jat Punjabis Khatri Punjabis ⓘ Mazhabhi Sikhs ⓘ Ramgarhia Punjabis ⓘ
traditionalDress	kurta pajama ⓘ salwar kameez ⓘ
traditionalFestival	Vasant Panchami ⓘ surface form: Basant Panchami Lohri ⓘ Maghi ⓘ Teej ⓘ Vaisakhi ⓘ
traditionalHeadgear	turban ⓘ
usesScript	Devanagari script ⓘ Gurmukhi ⓘ surface form: Gurmukhi script Shahmukhi script ⓘ