punjabi
Punjabi
Punjabi
Essays
- Lots of info on the history of Punjabi, where its spoken, its dialects, grammar, phonology, and a collection of links.
- Nice article with map on the grammar, orthography, dialects, role in society and history of Punjabi.
- Article on the Gurmukhi & Shamukhi scripts, charts showing all the letters and a collection of links.
Languages of the World Punjabi
- Concise article on Punjabi dialects, grammar, vocabulary, phonology, writing & resources.
Advanced Centre for Punjabi Studies
- Overview of Punjabi dialects, tones and a thorough explanation of the Gurmukhi script.
Courses Beginners +/Basic
Peace Corps Introduction to Punjabi (+audio) 1965
- Beginner's textbook with full audio, lots of drills, dialogues and grammar explanations. Looks really useful. Uses romanization.
A Start in Panjabi by H. S. Gill & H. A. Gleason Jr., 1963
- Textbook with conversations, vocab, grammatical & cultural explanations, drills, exercises etc. Uses romanization. No audio.
Courses Intermediate +/Sustainment
GLOSS Punjabi by the Defense Language Institute
- Improve your Punjabi with listening & reading lessons from authentic material. Intermediate and beyond level.
Advanced Centre for Punjabi Studies
- Huge site on the alphabet, sounds, vocabulary, rhymes, stories etc, with audio and lots of quizzes. Nice for enhancing your Punjabi.
Websites
- Lots of phrasebooks available to download with audio, some related to the military. Covers Punjabi spoken in India & Pakistan.
- Guides for the Punjabi script, grammar, writing exercises and a big list of useful vocabulary.
Script
Advanced Centre for Punjabi Studies
- Nice explanation of the Gurmukhi script and how to write it, with sound and lots of quizzes.
- Chart of all the letters in Gurmukhi script, as well as sound and example words for each letter.
- Interactive guide to the Gurmukhi alphabet with sounds, example sentences and songs.
Panjabi Primer by Dr. G. Singh
- An e-book that thoroughly teaches the Gurmukhi script in 8 lessons, with reading exercises and useful vocab lists.
- 5 lessons teaching the Punjabi script with reading practice, no audio unfortunately.
- Several lessons introducing Shamukhi, an Arabic based script. You can see a comparison between Shamukhi & Gurmukhi here.
E-books
Panjabi Reader Level 1 by V. P. Vatuk, 1964
- Part 1 teaches the script with exercises, part 2 contains graded readings with grammar, vocab & exercises & part 3 is a short play.
Panjabi Reader Level 2 by V. P. Vatuk, 1964
- 23 authentic readings graded by difficulty with vocabulary, exercises and grammar explanations. A great resource.
A Reference Grammar of Panjabi by H. S. Gill & H. A. Gleason Jr., 1962
- Long book on Punjabi phonology, tones, Gurmukhi script, grammar, emphasis, style and more.
A Phonological Sketch of Standard Panjabi by G. Clivio, 1966
- Short academic look at Punjabi phonology.
パンジャーブ語研修テキスト(Panjabi Language Training Textbook) by T. Mizokami, 1983 (no. A140-142)
- Some complimentary copies may be available if you e-mail the university.
Forums
- Fairly small forum with some useful posts.
- Small but active forum with some useful threads for Punjabi.
Authentic Materials
- Interesting radio programs on current affairs, culture, entertainment, science, business etc.
- Several radio programs in Punjabi covering current affairs, music, Bhangra, entertainment etc.
- A UK based radio station with music, poetry, phone-ins, cookings shows, cultural stories, news and more.
Academy of the Punjabi in North America
- Lots of great stuff: novels, poetry, music, videos, articles, a discussion forum and more.
Pakistani & Punjabi Stage Drama
- Loads of comedy drama videos in Punjabi.
- Biographies of prominent Panjabi authors and audio readings.
Technical
- Online tool for typing phonetically in Punjabi. Easy to use.
- A Firefox & Windows download for typing in Punjabi. Simple & easy to use.
The Panjabi Dictionary by B. M. Singh, 1895
- Searchable Punjabi-English dictionary with script & romanization.
- Downloadable English-Punjabi dictionary.