question about Punjabi and tonal languages
Hi guys,
I've always been fascinated by, and particularly interested in, the study of tonal languages.
I grew up mainly with Hindi and Tamil - neither of which are tonal. So I was surprised to hear that apparently Punjabi is the only language of India that is tonal. But I'm listening to this recording, and I *think* it's Punjabi...but it doesn't seem to strike me as tonal the way for example, Chinese or Thai sounds...
Or is this just a dialect of Hindi? I don't speak Punjabi, but so much of this sounds like Hindi. At least there are many similar words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Byj7KPvUq4
Thanks so much you guys! I'd love to hear from native Punjab speakers as well as anyone else.
Is there a difference between the Punjabi spoken in India vs. Pakistan? Is one tonal, and the other is not?
Thanks =)
I've always been fascinated by, and particularly interested in, the study of tonal languages.
I grew up mainly with Hindi and Tamil - neither of which are tonal. So I was surprised to hear that apparently Punjabi is the only language of India that is tonal. But I'm listening to this recording, and I *think* it's Punjabi...but it doesn't seem to strike me as tonal the way for example, Chinese or Thai sounds...
Or is this just a dialect of Hindi? I don't speak Punjabi, but so much of this sounds like Hindi. At least there are many similar words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Byj7KPvUq4
Thanks so much you guys! I'd love to hear from native Punjab speakers as well as anyone else.
Is there a difference between the Punjabi spoken in India vs. Pakistan? Is one tonal, and the other is not?
Thanks =)