Read the complete checked statement

The displayed statement comes from the dictionary’s mother entry and has a supplied English translation describing Punjabi as our mother tongue. Read that first-person wording as part of the source example. Follow the complete line before isolating its vocabulary, keeping its spaces and final full stop. This is an actual published Punjabi sentence, so preserve its wording instead of constructing a new line from individual English meanings.[1]

Locate the language word in the phrase

The separate بولی entry gives a language or tongue meaning. Locate that exact word in the checked statement and compare its complete spelling with the independent headword. Keep the final ye and the earlier waw when copying. The standalone lexical meaning helps you recognise the word, while the complete source phrase supplies the mother-tongue context. Return to the full line after checking the headword rather than treating every isolated occurrence as the same complete phrase.[2]

Distinguish the phrase from a broader word

The زبان entry also includes language or tongue senses. Follow the whole headword and match it with the identical written form in the displayed line. Copy it separately from the mother-tongue phrase, then read the complete statement again. In the exercise, choose the checked phrase describing Punjabi as a mother tongue, rather than selecting the broader language word alone. Use the source sentence’s context together with the separately checked meanings.[3]

Your learning objective

Understand the checked statement’s mother-tongue phrase using the source example and separately checked vocabulary.

Prerequisites: Complete Shahmukhi lesson 19 before this lesson. Level 20 · Shahmukhi.

Check your understanding

Which checked phrase describes Punjabi as a mother tongue in this source line?

Answer: ماں بولی. ماں بولی is the mother-tongue phrase; زبان is the broader language/tongue word.

Interactive feedback and progress appear when the tools load. Answer evidence: PH-LAN-0070-S1 PH-LAN-0070-S2 PH-LAN-0070-S3

Sources & notes

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  1. Kanwal Bashir and Abbas Kazmi; Dunwoody Press, hosted by University of Chicago Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. Punjabi-English Dictionary: maaN ↗authored Punjabi dictionary entry · Source date: 2012; digital data updated August 2023 · Locator: Printed p 521, ماں entry, sense 2 adjective mother, complete Punjabi-language example and supplied English translation; same work as lesson 12. Accessed 2026-11-04.Rechecked the dictionary’s mother entry and the complete Punjabi example against its supplied English translation. The exercise relies on the cited sentence, not an independently constructed translation.Return to Practice exercise ↑Return to Script form 1 ↑Return to Script form 2 ↑Return to Read the complete checked statement, paragraph 1 ↑
  2. Kanwal Bashir and Abbas Kazmi; Dunwoody Press, hosted by University of Chicago Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. Punjabi-English Dictionary: bolii ↗authored Punjabi dictionary entry · Source date: 2012; digital data updated August 2023 · Locator: Printed p 113, بولی entry, language/tongue noun sense. Accessed 2026-11-01.Actual full primary entry body retrieved and the specified spelling, sense or example inspected. This dictionary explicitly targets Pakistani Punjabi; native forms are its published text, not an automatic conversion. Unrelated senses and news examples are not adopted. Roman query keys are index labels, not verified learner pronunciation. Return to Practice exercise ↑Return to Script form 3 ↑Return to Locate the language word in the phrase, paragraph 1 ↑
  3. Kanwal Bashir and Abbas Kazmi; Dunwoody Press, hosted by University of Chicago Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. Punjabi-English Dictionary: zubaan ↗authored Punjabi dictionary entry · Source date: 2012; digital data updated August 2023 · Locator: Printed p 342, زبان entry, sense 1 language/dialect/tongue; selected language/tongue sense. Accessed 2026-11-01.Actual full primary entry body retrieved and the specified spelling, sense or example inspected. This dictionary explicitly targets Pakistani Punjabi; native forms are its published text, not an automatic conversion. Unrelated senses and news examples are not adopted. Roman query keys are index labels, not verified learner pronunciation. Return to Practice exercise ↑Return to Script form 4 ↑Return to Distinguish the phrase from a broader word, paragraph 1 ↑
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