He is well known worldwide as a pioneer in the global popularization of traditional punjabi music, merged with hip hop, r&b & dance. As the mother tongue of 80.5 million people, or around 39% of the population, punjabi is the most extensively used language in pakistan. The old british spelling “punjabi” remains in more common general usage than the academically precise “panjabi.” in the early 21st century there were about 30 million speakers of punjabi in india.
There are also punjabi speakers in the kenya, singapore, uk, canada, the uae, the usa, saudi arabia and australia. Punjabi is the most common language in pakistan, the twelfth most common in india, and there is also a punjabi diaspora in many other nations It is one of the most widely spoken native lang.
With most panjabi speakers living in the pakistani province of panjab and the neighboring indian state of the same name, it also has a large diaspora of speakers all over south asia and beyond, especially in great britain and canada. Majority of the overall punjabi population adheres to islam with significant minorities practicing sikhism and hinduism and smaller minorities practicing christianity. Master commonly used panjabi phrases and idioms through thematic lessons, cultural context, audio examples, and interactive exercises
