What language was spoken in Punjab?
Punjabi language
Punjabi (/pʌnˈdʒɑːbi/;[5] Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pãṉjābī; Shahmukhi: پنجابی paṉjābī)[6] is an Indo-Aryan language with more than 100million native speakers in the Indian subcontinent and spread with the Punjabi diaspora worldwide. It is the native language of the Punjabi people, an ethnic group of the cultural region of Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, which extends from northwest India through eastern Pakistan.
Jech Doab
The Jech Doab, can be classified as one of the main region of Punjab. Punjab historically has been divided into regions based on its various rivers, since the name Punjab is based on its five main rivers. The Jech doab includes the area between the Jhelum River and Chenab rivers. It is the southern fringes of the Kashmir valley. Important districts included in this area are Gurat, Mandu Bahauddin, and Sargodha. The main cities located in Jech Doaba are Gujrat, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin, Mirpure, Bhimber, Barnala, Malkawal, Shahpur, Phalia, Sarai Alamgir and Kharian. Gujrati and Shahpuri are main dialects of Punjabi language spoken in this area.