Majhi dialect

Majhi
  • ਮਾਝੀ
  • ماجھی
Native toPakistan, India
RegionMajha
EthnicityPunjabis
Shahmukhi
Gurmukhī
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologmajh1252

Majhi (Shahmukhi: ماجھی; Gurmukhi: ਮਾਝੀ; Punjabi: [mä˩˥d̆.d͡ʒi]), also known as Central Punjabi, is the most widely-spoken dialect of the Punjabi language, natively spoken in the Majha region of Punjab in present-day Pakistan and India. The dialect forms the basis of Standard Punjabi.

The native speakers of the dialect are known by the demonym 'Majhail'.