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latishya #187298 10/14/09 01:32 PM
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How mutually intelligible are Hindi-Urdu and Panjabi?


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How mutually intelligible are Hindi-Urdu and Panjabi?


I think the intelligibility is better from Panjabi to Hindi than the other way around. An old Panjabi friend calls his language a bastard Hindi but there are many Panjabi words that are not familiar to Hindi speakers who have not been exposed to Panjabi. Perhaps I could some it up by saying that I find causual eavesdropping on a Panjabi conversation tiring because I have to pay much more attention to what is being said to follow the details of it, though the general gist is clear enough.

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Why does (do?) one out of nine Americans live in California? 0% humidity. You should see my Californian sister's reaction to 'moist'. It's visceral. I've lived in semi-tropical climates most of my life and gotten quite used to moist air. I get the impression smells are more pungent in moist air. Anyone know why it may be so?

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Non-scientifical answer: Because there is more life active in moist/humid things than in dry?

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Sounds good to me!

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