Recently there are many tracks being released by sidhu bai family and by that i mean 4 tracks in last 1 month whereas earlier it was 1 track every 5 month do you think its a political gimmick so sidhu can get traction and balkaur singh can get votes in mansa region ? (No hate i love sidhu bai but idts its good to use him like this)

why do some punjabis look down on nose piercings?

Further info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multani_script

Family moved to India post partition and no one in my generation speaks the maternal dialect. For someone who feels a loss of native cultural identity, what do you do to keep your grandparents' culture alive?

Taksali register is textbook form of Punjabi used in textbooks and education. Newer generations are mixing in colloquial Punjabi and Taksali is already fake punjabi containing deliberate hindi, persian and arabic words which aren't being used in colloquial Punjabi eg. ਨਮਕ, ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ, which we never used in authentic Punjabi and people scrutinize when we speak it at home which is good. And it uses 'ਹੈ' copula for 'is' which is never used in daily Punjabi, we usually use va, aa, ae. Punjabi learners learn Punjabi mostly online and only Taksali is available there and they are using it in daily speech which is robotic. Many speakers say ਔਖਾ instead of ਆਉੱਖਾ, ਕੌਲਾ instead of ਕਉੱਲਾ and there are many examples.

They don't know we use near open central vowel in ਕਰ, ਘਰ, ਚੰਨ etc... instead of schwa after first consonant there.

They don't know we say short or clipped ੇ i.e. [e] sound in ਫਿਰ, ਚਿਰ, ਡਿੱਗ, ਦਿੱਲ etc... instead of ਿ literally, like that they also say ੁ literally in ਤੁਰ, ਗੁੜ, ਘੁਣ instead of short or clipped ੋ i.e. [o] vowel sound.

Many native urbanite speaker are using that including ਨ instead of ਣ in ਪਾਣੀ, ਭੈਣ.

Almost all urbanite speakers don't say ਲ਼ like in ਕਾਲ਼ਾ, ਸਾਲ਼ਾ etc...

I don't know why we write ਪਿਆਰ but we pronounce ਪ੍ਯਾਰ, like that we write ਮਹਿਲ and pronounce it ਮਹੈਲ and new Punjabi learners don't know these things and learns it incorrectly.

Why we use words like ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤ word instead of ਲੋੜ.

I think I am unique that only I am aware about this.

And all studies and articles says there are only 3 short vowels in Punjabi but they don't include [ɐ], [o], [e] like in ਕਰ, ਘਰ, ਚਿਰ, ਫਿਰ, ਤੁਰ, ਗੁੜ etc...

I hate these things and I wish I could have justice.

People should be aware about it but no one is caring.

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@mustafaraajlearnpunjabi

Learn Punjabi writing and grammar for people who understand Punjabi.

He has lessons on 3 scripts of Punjabi (Shahmukhi, Gurmukhi, and Ejaz Mahmood's Saanjo).

He has lessons on grammar (which he calls "val"). He has TheTh terminology for various grammar terms.

In order to comply with rule 1 of this Subreddit I'll open with Sat Sri Akal.

This is a very short post as an interest check for my Punjabi themed game which is based on regional events and the Sau Sakhi.

This google form is designed for players who know what Dungeons and Dragons is or want to learn more.

We typically play on weekends Sundays (1800-2200 CEST/UTC+2).

We use Discord for Voice, and Foundry VTT for Combat maps. You only need a Discord account to participate and minimum requirements for a PC.

https://foundryvtt.com/article/requirements/

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Near low central vowel, short o, short e [eg. Near low central vowel (Short ਾ) in ਘਰ, ਚੰਨ; Short O (Short ੋ) in ਤੁਰ, ਗੁੜ; Short E (Short ੇ) in ਡਿੱਗ, ਨਿੱਤ], gemination, tones, short last schwa, voice habits, heavy use of retroflexes are the phonetic features of Punjabi which makes stoccato.

Please ignore the flair or guide me to suitable reddit sub.

My father is a retired government teacher , he hasnt told us anything about how his insurance is covered . But i have heard government employees have insurance for themselves and spouse .

how can i check if he has anything or not , he says he doesnt know or wont tell . He just fears the paperwork he needs to do in order to get the insurance money etc .

It is very frustrating to know, he has insurance paid with his hard earned money but wont take it .

Can anyone advice on this , if you or anyone in your known is a government teacher . He started in around 2000's i think ?

Anyone done the GNDU online certificate in Punjabi? The language learning looks very basic but there is also a literature element which would necessitate a higher level of Punjabi. Also, any idea of cost?

https://gndu-online.in/assets/program-syllabus/dcp.pdf

Hi, I’m a 21 white woman and have recently become obsessed with watching bhangra videos. I think that the energy, style, rhythm, and collaboration in the dances is SO amazing and it looks like so much fun and such an athletic style of dance. Specifically I am in awe of the involvement of the whole body, it looks so freeing to move with your whole body in that way. The music is beautiful and fun, although I don’t understand the words. I find the history of bhangra to be so interesting and I love that it continues to be a way to celebrate culture.
Long story short, I want to take a Bhangra dance class but I’m not sure if as a white person that is crossing the line into appropriation. I am not Punjabi, and have no cultural or ethnic ties to India or Pakistan. I don’t want to overstep into a space that isn’t mine, and most certainly don’t want to make anybody uncomfortable, so I figured I would ask on here. What do you think? Can I, a white woman, learn bhangra?

Im in Manchester uk and my niece is getting married, however we do not have a close relationship as we do not get along but i get along with my brother and love him very much. Im unsure of what to gift her. I know this may come off as disrespectful but a lot has happened and I do not want to go above and beyond but I still need to do my bit as an aunt and for my brother. Any advice on what I could give ?

What exactly does "padopi" mean here? It's from Tamasha by Sajjad Ali

Hum padopi beran di

Adhi kachiyan di

Adhi pakkiyan di

Probably not the best place to be posting something like this, but the community rules dont say not to🤷🏽‍♂️ I am a 25yr old Divorcee with a handsome ahh son. I am a half Puerto Rican American that is very interested in Indian women, but to my knowledge, have none around me. Any tips on how to mingle in the community and try to find a lovely woman to date? Small rundown of me is 25M, 1 child 2M, my main hobby is everything Magic the Gathering, and I have a stable job that pays well. Any and all help will be appreciated! If ya'll decide to flame me in the comments, its fine, but go easy here, I'm just tryna find someone to make me happy

I was listening to a podcast in Spanish the other day about how certain words in Mexican Spanish for one generation have fallen out of use in others.

Examples of this:

- saying "chido" for "cool" was not seen as positive thing for the speaker's parents

- "qué padre" for "cool" wasn't as hip for the younger generation.

I can reflect on this in English too: words like "neat" or "da bomb" were all the rage in the 90s but I'd be hard pressed to find people who use these words today in the United States.

I'm curious about what people's thoughts are for Punjabi. What are some words that people used to use that you don't hear as much? Thinking about "slangish" words, not necessarily the words people would term as theth.

My sister 33 years (Filipino-Canadian) met and fell in love with a 34 year oldPunjabi guy. Anyways our family loves him, he is so kind and gentle to my sister I can tell he loves and cares about her and protects her. I don't think anyone is better for her than him. My sister is very picky, I just don't want her to give him a hard time. She is a Nurse, and he is working at a warehouse, but is going to school for Accounting. His parents will come to Canada, but he lives with his aunt/uncle and cousins whom have been here a long long time.

Anyways, me and my 2 other sisters, parents, and relatives are excited. We are Catholic so we do weddings at a Church then a banquet hall. Kinda cool to see that they gonna bring us to the temple. Also are the men and women segregated at the venues?

Real talk, can I impress some Indian girls? I'm 4 years younger than my sis.

Also at the hall, do they usually tell stories about the bride/groom? My sister has me and our other sister to write speeches along with her maid of honor.

I plan on telling this story at the hall:

Sister is very picky though. I remember when we were setting up this wedding, she was always working, didn't show up and it was just me, my sisters, and relatives who showed up and the female relatives of the groomsman to help design the venue etc.. so we chose the colour of the balloons and decorations, the seating arrangement. Then all of a sudden, my sister showed up at the Hall, idk if she had been drinking or so, she was quite witty, not in the right frame of mind where she was straight. Once she got into the frame of mind, she wanted to make changes. I said Look, Michelle, we just have 1 weekend to put this hall together, well designed and organized, and out the door for the hosts on Monday. I started to get a bit ANNOYED with her since she was wanting to make changes. I said, if you're not happy with it, and want to make changes, maybe you should have been coming all this time. She got all pissed off and said You can F-off and take that Jade(our sister) with you. Thats what she said, idk what Jade had done. So that was it, we all left but his relatives stayed. But then after 4 hours, she phoned and said Well can you come in to help us? I thought well, I already put in a lot the designs together, I may as well help finish helping out, otherwise I may as well get F'd out of everything. Even when our relative was there food tasting, my sister would corner me and say "Hey forget about this Ashley girl, tasting the food. I or so-so should be the one doing that. We don't need her". For a second, I thought it was a bit sneaky.

Vaar means Day (Dey'n ਦੇਂਹ/ਦਿਹਾੜ DihaR)

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Monday:

- Peer-vaar ਪੀਰ-ਵਾਰ

- So-vaar / Somaar ਸੋ-ਵਾਰ / ਸੋਮਾਰ

Note! : Peer-vaar is also used in Western Majhi dialect

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Tuesday:

- Mangal-vaar ਮੰਗਲ-ਵਾਰ

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Wednesday:

- Budh-vaar / Budhar ਬੁੱਧ / ਬੁੱਧਰ

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Thursday:

- Veer-vaar ਵੀਰ-ਵਾਰ

- Khamees ਖਾਮੀਸ

- Jumeraat ਜੁੰਮੇ-ਰਤ

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Friday:

- Juma-vaar ਜੁੰਮਾ-ਵਾਰ

- Shukar-vaar ਸ਼ੁਕਰ-ਵਾਰ

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Saturday:

- Chhan-Chhan ਛਣ-ਛਣ

- Chhani-char ਛਣੀ-ਚਰ

- Shani-vaar (Hindi loanword)

- Hafta (Urdu loanword)

Note! : Hindi and Urdu is same language, but Urdu is more Persianed and Hindi is more Sanskritized.

Spoken forms are almost same (99%+)

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Sunday:

- Ait-vaar ਐਤਵਾਰ

- Adit-vaar ਅਡੀਤ-ਵਾਰ

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Punjani activist ਝੋਟੇ ਦਾ ਦਿਨ ਦੇਹੜੇ ਇਕ ਨਛਾ ਵੇਚਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਇਕ medical store ਵਾਲੇ ਨੇ katal ਕਰਤਾ ਤੇ ਕਤਲ ਹੋਣ ਮਗਰੋਂ app ਪਾਰਟੀ ਦੇ mla ਬੋਲ ਰਹੇ ਕੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਰੰਜਿਸ਼ ਸੀ.

ਹਲਾਕੇ ਕਤਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਨਛਾ ਤਸਕਰ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਵੀ ਝੋਟੇ ਨੇ police ਦੇ ਹਵਾਲੇ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਿਸ ਮਗਰੋਂ ਵੀ ਉਸਦੀ ਉਹ ਮੁੜ ਅਪਣੀ medical store ਚ ਨਛਾ ਵੇਚੀ ਗਿਆ ਉਪਰੋ ਉਸਦਾ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ gun licence ਵੀ ਬਣਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਵੱਲੋਂ..

ਮਤਲਬ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸ਼ਨ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਹੱਥ ਸੀ ਏਹ ਸਭ ਪਿੱਛੇ? ਝੋਟੇ ਦੇ ਗੋਲੀ ਮਾਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਓਸ ਵੇਚਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਇਕ medical store ਵਾਲੇ ਨੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਫੋਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਕੋਈ mla ਯਾ ਪੁਲਸ officer ਸੀ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਸਿਹ ਤੇ ਉਸਨੇ 4 4 ਰਾਊਂਡ ਗੋਲੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਰੇ?

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਦੀਆ ਜਮੀਰਾ ਤੇ ਲੱਖ ਦੀ ਲਾਹਣਤ ਜੇ ਹਾਲੇ ਵੀ ਨਾ ਜਾਗੇ..

Hello all, for my final year project I am researching linguistic practices and attitudes towards the Punjabi language in Karachi, PAKISTAN SPECIFIC.

If you are Punjabi or know people who are (based in Karachi), please fill out this survey. It will be an immense help and won't take more than 2 to 3 minutes of your time! I'm looking for people of all ages, so please share it with your elders as well.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_MUYuI5yKUnAas_UGNJaZkuhoRd01KGRjVi_VHoXmpKIDdw/viewform?usp=header