Locale Pa in

Reference data for the Punjabi (India) locale — endonym ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਭਾਰਤ), written in the Gurmukhi script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: pa-IN
• ISO 639-1: pa
• ISO 639-3: pan
• Script: Guru (Gurmukhi)
• Region: IN (India)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 33,000,000
• L2 (additional): 10,000,000
• L1+L2 (total): 43,000,000

Base locale

This is a regional variant of Locale Pa 001 (Punjabi), the base/macro locale for this language.

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, other (2 forms).

• one — n = 0..1 (e.g. 0, 1)
• other — everything else (e.g. 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Pa 001 with the conventions of India (Punjab), using Gurmukhi.

• Formats: rupee (₹), Indian grouping, dates DD/MM/YYYY; the Nanakshahi and Vikrami calendars are used for religious dates.
• Context: Punjabi is the official language of Punjab and widely used in the diaspora; Sikh terminology should be used with care.
• Names: Sikh names often include Singh or Kaur; keep them as given.

Common pitfalls

• Using Shahmukhi (Arabic script) for an Indian audience.
• Dropping Singh/Kaur from names or mis-gendering them.
• The general pitfalls in Locale Pa 001 also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Unicode CLDR locale data for number grouping, calendars, and currency (https://cldr.unicode.org)