Sant Bhasha


Sant Bhasha is a language composed of vocabulary common to northern Indian languages, which was extensively used by saints and poets to compose religious verses. It can be understood by readers with a background in either Punjabi, Hindi or Urdu.
Sant Bhasha is most prominently used in the central Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib. The languages used include Punjabi, Lahnda, regional Prakrits, Apabhramsa, Sanskrit, Hindi languages, Sindhi, and Persian.