diff --git a/scripts/fetchLanguages.ts b/scripts/fetchLanguages.ts
index 8ee44557e..016380f0b 100644
--- a/scripts/fetchLanguages.ts
+++ b/scripts/fetchLanguages.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,25 @@
  */
 
 import * as wds from "wikidata-sdk"
-import { Utils } from "../Utils"
+import {Utils} from "../Utils"
 import ScriptUtils from "./ScriptUtils"
-import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs"
-import { QuestionableTagRenderingConfigJson } from "../Models/ThemeConfig/Json/QuestionableTagRenderingConfigJson"
-import { LayerConfigJson } from "../Models/ThemeConfig/Json/LayerConfigJson"
+import {existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync} from "fs"
 import WikidataUtils from "../Utils/WikidataUtils"
 import LanguageUtils from "../Utils/LanguageUtils"
+import Wikidata from "../Logic/Web/Wikidata";
+
+interface value<T> {
+    value: T,
+    type: "uri" | "literal" | string
+    'xml:lang'?: string
+}
+
+interface LanguageSpecResult {
+    directionalityLabel: value<string | "right-to-left" | "left-to-right">
+    lang: value<string>
+    code: value<string>
+    label: value<string>
+}
 
 async function fetch(target: string) {
     const regular = await fetchRegularLanguages()
@@ -36,33 +48,50 @@ async function fetchRegularLanguages() {
 
     // request the generated URL with your favorite HTTP request library
     const result = await Utils.downloadJson(url, { "User-Agent": "MapComplete script" })
-    const bindings = result.results.bindings
+    const bindings = <LanguageSpecResult[]> result.results.bindings
 
     const zh_hant = await fetchSpecial(18130932, "zh_Hant")
     const zh_hans = await fetchSpecial(13414913, "zh_Hant")
     const pt_br = await fetchSpecial(750553, "pt_BR")
+    const punjabi = await fetchSpecial(58635, "pa_PK")
+    const Shahmukhi = await Wikidata.LoadWikidataEntryAsync(133800)
+
+  punjabi.forEach(item => {
+      const native = Shahmukhi.find(item => item.label["xml:lang"] == item.label["xml:lang"]) ??"Shahmukhi";
+      return item.label.value = item.label + " (" +native+")";
+  })
+
     const fil = await fetchSpecial(33298, "fil")
 
     bindings.push(...zh_hant)
     bindings.push(...zh_hans)
     bindings.push(...pt_br)
     bindings.push(...fil)
+    bindings.push(...punjabi)
 
     return result.results.bindings
 }
 
-async function fetchSpecial(id: number, code: string) {
+/**
+ * Fetches the object as is. Sets a 'code' binding as predifined value
+ * @param id
+ * @param code
+ */
+async function fetchSpecial(id: number, code: string) : Promise< LanguageSpecResult []> {
     ScriptUtils.fixUtils()
     console.log("Fetching languages")
 
+    const lang =  "  wd:Q" +        id;
     const sparql =
-        "SELECT ?lang ?label ?code \n" +
+        "SELECT ?label ?directionalityLabel \n" +
         "WHERE \n" +
         "{ \n" +
-        "  wd:Q" +
-        id +
-        " rdfs:label ?label. \n" +
+        lang + " rdfs:label ?label." +
+      lang+   " wdt:P282 ?writing_system. \n" +
+        "  ?writing_system wdt:P1406 ?directionality. \n" +
+        '  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en". } \n'+
         "} "
+    console.log("Special sparql:", sparql)
     const url = wds.sparqlQuery(sparql)
 
     const result = await Utils.downloadJson(url, { "User-Agent": "MapComplete script" })
@@ -167,6 +196,6 @@ async function main(wipeCache = false) {
     writeFileSync("./assets/language_translations.json", JSON.stringify(translations, null, "  "))
 }
 
-const forceRefresh = process.argv[2] === "--force-refresh"
+const forceRefresh = true || process.argv[2] === "--force-refresh"
 ScriptUtils.fixUtils()
 main(forceRefresh).then(() => console.log("Done!"))