Punjabi Language

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). 

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:

• Don’t search by using a sentence. Instead, identify the main concepts related to your research question.
• If you don't get any results think of synonyms or other words that describe your topic
• Truncation: searches for variant endings. Use $ in the UFV library catalog. (disab$ will find: disability, disabilities, disabled)
• Use AND to combine separate concepts (architecture AND physically handicapped)
• use OR to combine different concepts, either of which are acceptable (physically handicapped or people with disabilities) and (build$ or architect$)

In order to find a book on the shelf, you need a call number and the location. Here’s an example: LC 4814 C32 T58 2011 Stacks

Once you have a call number, you can browse that section of the shelves for more on the same subject.

 “E-books” are available electronically, no call number needed. Just click on the Read Online link.

"Just Received” items are not available but you can place a hold on them to get them quickly.

“On Order” items are in the process of being purchased. This can take a long time so look for something else.

You can also request books from other campuses as well as place holds on books that are checked out.

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