The Gurmukhī (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) script, derived from the Later Sharada script and standardised by Guru Angad Dev in the 16th century, was designed to write the Punjabi language. The whole of the Guru Granth Sahib's 1430 pages are written in this script. The word Gurmukhi is commonly translated as "from the Mouth of the Guru".
Punjabi is the State Language of Punjab, the northern state of India. It is widely spoken in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir. It is written in Gurmukhi script