Punjabi translation services
Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi. The wrong script cannot be read.
Punjabi at a glance
Punjabi has a large Sikh diaspora population in North America and the UK. We staff Sikh-community-fluent interpreters for healthcare, legal, and faith-based community work.
One spoken language, two scripts. Indian Punjabi is written in Gurmukhi; Pakistani Punjabi in Perso-Arabic Shahmukhi, which runs right to left. The audience determines the script — print the wrong one and the document simply can't be read.
Punjabi has more than 150 million speakers across India, Pakistan, and the diaspora. We cover the varieties listed here and can match a linguist to a specific region or community on request.
- Native name
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ / پنجابی
- Script
- Gurmukhi (India) / Shahmukhi (Pakistan)
- Greeting
- ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (sat srī akāl — a common Punjabi greeting)
- Speakers
- 150M+
- Language family
- Indo-European, Indo-Aryan
- Spoken in
- India (Punjab), Pakistan (Punjab), Canada, UK, United States
- Dialects and varieties
- Majhi (Standard), Doabi, Malwai, Pahari-Pothwari
Punjabi translation, for every kind of text
Every project is matched to a linguist who knows the subject, then checked against the source before delivery.
Document translation
Contracts, records, manuals and forms translated between Punjabi and English by a linguist who knows the subject.
Certified translation
A complete Punjabi translation with a signed statement of accuracy, for immigration, court and academic submissions.
Website & app localization
Websites, apps and campaigns adapted for Punjabi-speaking audiences, with terminology kept consistent from one release to the next.
Where Punjabi translation is needed most
We match each project on language pair and subject, so terminology, names and numbers come through exactly as they should.
- Healthcare & clinical
- Sikh community services
- Immigration
- Education
Often requested alongside Punjabi
Need something translated to or from Punjabi?
Send us the files, the language pair and your deadline. We'll reply with a price and turnaround.