Punjabi voice over, natively reviewed.
Punjabi is written in two scripts on two sides of a border, and the audience, not the language, decides which one the script needs.
Accents and variants of Punjabi.
- Indian Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
- The Punjabi of India, written in Gurmukhi.
- Pakistani Punjabi (Shahmukhi)
- The Punjabi of Pakistan, written in the Urdu-based script.
- Diaspora Punjabi
- A conversational voice for audiences in the UK, Canada and Australia.
What a native Punjabi reviewer checks.
- Which script
- Gurmukhi runs left to right and Shahmukhi right to left, and the audience decides.
- Tonal language
- Punjabi uses tone, which changes meaning and is checked by ear.
- Accent
- Doabi, Majhi and Malwai accents differ.
Writing for Punjabi.
- Two audiences
- Content for India and for Pakistan are separate jobs.
- English and Hindi words
- Common in urban speech. Agree how each is said.
- Numbers
- Agree whether figures are read in Punjabi or English.
Punjabi voice over: questions.
Can one recording serve both Punjabs?
Spoken, mostly yes. The script and some vocabulary differ, so we produce each audience separately.
Do diaspora audiences prefer a different voice?
Often a casual voice with English mixed in feels closer.
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