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Originally Posted by roijen
1, sir punjabi has these main lehja 1.majhi 2.potohari 3. siraiki etc
the write in NZ has used 1st one. can others be included in our attempt.
2. there are urdu words rampant in punjabi now, i think to write pure punjabi is not possible. are such variations acceptable in the paper.
e.g paper setter in 2011 (uploaded by you) has himself used different expressions in Q.3 and q.6 for roshni payo. agr punjabi word na ata ho to urdu word chal sakta hai?
aur teesri cheez aik 20 marks k sawal ki kia length honi chahiye ap k nazdeek.
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1) Now a days, most writers use free-punjabi style like they use normal/day to day punjabi we speak. You may definitely use the lehja you are most comfortable with. Its better to attempt paper in the same style/lehja. However, you may use other lehjas while discussing other poets whose works are in other lehjas like baki siddiqui who used pothohari lehja. Obviously, ashars of poets are to be written in the original lehja so while writing ashars you can't change. While giving your opinion you may use lehja which is familiar to you.
2) Yes, many candidates opt punjabi with no previous background of Punjabi. They often use urdu words. Also urdu and punjabi have many common words so basically these urdu words are also punjabi words and as I said earlier now a days most authors/writers don't use pure punjabi words in their writings to facilitate common reader. Therefore, you may use urdu words in the paper. However, if you know some pujabi word, do write it in the paper to give a differnt flavour and touch to your paper.
3) It depends upon how much material do you have on a particular question and time at your hand. On average, length of question may vary from 4 to 8 pages. I wrote 5-6 pages for most of the questions. (1 page means 1/4th of a sheet and sheet consists of 4 pages)