<![CDATA[PunJabi or Hindi or Udu?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Archie Panjabi

zaazoo — 14 years ago(March 19, 2012 07:00 PM)

Just out of curiosity anyone know which language she speaks in her family background, I read that she was sikh and that majority of sikh speak Punjabi, I'm just curious cause she seems to sound really good when she speaks them in film so curious to know which one is her family background language.

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She was born in England. Why do you find it odd that she speaks English well?

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Thanks everyone! I was curious now I'm glad I know 😉

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THANK YOU for finally clarifying that. My fault for relying on Wiki for this.
So that means her native language is Sindhi. I wonder if her family actually spoke it.

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She's neither Punjabi nor Sikh. Archie Panjabi is a Sindhi Hindu. Panjabi is a Sindhi Hindu last name. And if you don't believe me, straight from the horse's mouth:
http://www.d238esiclub.com/bollywood/bollywood_features/bolly_article.cfm ?id=286
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704017904575409522272105 784.html

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The OP isn't debating whether she's of Punjabi ethnicity or not. He's asking what her family speaks as a first language. Punjabi is their native language, but it doesn't necessarily mean they speak it as a first language. Many Punjabi Indians have dropped it for Hindi and most Punjabi Pakistanis have dropped it for Urdu.
Since Archie is a Sikh, I would imagine her family retained Punjabi as they're very proud people.

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I'm pretty sure she's punjabi.

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