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This guide is intended to help students, faculty, and staff find Punjabi language learning resources, as well as resources in Punjabi (also sometimes spelled as Panjabi). For more information about courses and research at UFV, check out the links below.
According to the 2021 Census, Punjabi is the mother tongue of 666,585 people across Canada and 942,170 people have some level of knowledge of Punjabi (Statistics Canada, 2022b). In BC, it is the 2nd most common maternal language after English, surpassing both Cantonese and Mandarin respectively (Statistics Canada, 2022a).
"This dictionary and phrasebook features the Punjabi language as spoken in India, using the Gurmukhi script. This concise, portable reference has carefully-selected vocabulary and phrases to meet the traveler’s essential language needs. Simplified phonetic pronunciation for all Punjabi words and phrases is provided so readers do not have to know the Punjabi Gurmukhi script to use the dictionary." - Amazon
"The objective of this activity book is to improve the vocabulary of a student who has already learnt the Gurmukhi script. The approach used is to exploit puzzles, mazes and exercises which require the student to recognize different words in the language."
"This textbook is organized around a communicative approach with each chapter containing dialogues and exercises based on topics such as greetings and introductions, family and friends, daily routine, food and shopping. Ranbir Johal teaches Punjabi language and South Asian content courses at Kwantlen Polytechnic University."
"This book is the first one in the Panjabi Made Easy series. It is meant primarily for beginners of Panjabi. It will prove useful to more advanced learners whose first or dominant language is English. It is also the first book in the series designed for students preparing for the foundation level GCSE Examination in Panjabi." [Description from Amazon]
This text is listed as "an appendix containing some useful technical words in Roman character".
"An easy primer for Gurmukhi learning." In Panjabi and English.
The UFV Library has a vast collection of print and electronic books and videos for students to use for their studies. Remember: when accessing resources off-campus, users will be prompted to enter their UFV credentials to gain access.
Example subject and keyword searches (click on the links to see the lists of related books and videos):
When searching for items with the library catalogue:
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Statistics Canada. 2022a. (Profile table: British Columbia). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released August 17, 2022. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=British%20Columbia&DGUIDlist=2021A000259&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0
Statistics Canada. 2022b. (Profile table: Canada). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released August 17, 2022. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&DGUIDList=2021A000011124&GENDERList=1,2,3&STATISTICList=1&HEADERList=0&SearchText=Canada