The Punjabis (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), or Punjabi people (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ), are an ethnic group from the Punjab, who speak Punjabi, an Indo-Aryan language. Punjabis have a mixed cultural heritage, which is predominantly Indo-Aryan and Indo-Scythian, however Punjabis also possess Iranian, Turkic and Semetic heritage. Unlike in OTL, where Punjabis are predominantly Muslims, in this ALT they are predominantly Sikhs.