The Panjabi Language Panjabi (or Punjabi is spoken by about 35 milion people inthe Panjab region of Pakistan and India, and s the vehicle fr recording the teachings of the gurus ofthe Sikh religion. Inthe last thirty years its use for official documents, education and iterature has grown considerably This is the serand volume inthe Languages al Asia and Alica series, The book was orginally publehed ina very limited edition in the Soviet Union andhasnow been fully revised by the author or this new translation into English The Panjabi Language covers phonslogy and script, vocabulary, morphology, syntax and a specimen tex. I! provides a usetul ‘summary of grammar both for beginners and for those already familiar with the language. Natalya Tolstaya was educated al Leningrad University and obtained her doctorate in 1956. Since then she has worked as an editor and freelance writer and wansator ISBN 0-7100-0939-9 E bd bd i z Ey 2 bey g tte} r o fr) @ Z Behcim Bem ela ele) Language ADescriptive Grammar INH ES EN}The Panjabi language Printed in Great Britain (TY). For copyright reasons, this book may Rol be sold, issued on loan, or otherwise disposed of, excent in its ‘original paper cover.Languages of Asia and Africa Languages of Asia and Africa Volume 2 The Panjabi language A descriptive grammar N. L. Tolstaya Translated by G. L. Campbell Routledge & Kegan Paul London, Boston and Henley