Punjabi diaspora
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The Punjabi diaspora comprises communities of Punjabi-origin people living outside the Punjab region worldwide, maintaining distinct linguistic, cultural, and religious traditions while integrating into their host societies.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Punjabis | 1 |
| Punjabi Canadian | 1 |
| Punjabi Singaporeans | 1 |
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Punjabi people
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diaspora ⓘ immigrant community ⓘ |
| celebratesFestival |
Diwali
NERFINISHED
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Eid NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurpurab NERFINISHED ⓘ Lohri NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaisakhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
homeland politics
ⓘ
religious pilgrimages to Punjab ⓘ remittance sending ⓘ transnational family networks ⓘ |
| hasCommunityInstitution |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Punjabi cultural association NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi language school ⓘ gurdwara ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
construction ⓘ professional services ⓘ retail trade ⓘ small business ownership ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ trucking ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin | Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalMigrationWave |
colonial-era migration within British Empire
ⓘ
late 20th century skilled migration to North America ⓘ migration to Gulf states for labor ⓘ post-World War II labor migration to UK ⓘ |
| hasIdentityFeature |
hyphenated ethnic identities
ⓘ
maintenance of Punjabi surnames ⓘ strong regional attachment to Punjab ⓘ |
| hasLanguageShiftTrend |
bilingualism
ⓘ
heritage language maintenance ⓘ shift to dominant language of host country ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTradition | Punjabi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorDestination |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedia |
Punjabi-language newspapers abroad
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Punjabi-language radio abroad ⓘ Punjabi-language television abroad ⓘ online Punjabi media communities ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubgroup |
Punjabi Christian diaspora
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Punjabi Hindu diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi Muslim diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikhism NERFINISHED ⓘ other religions ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Gurmukhi script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shahmukhi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
diaspora studies
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ethnic studies ⓘ migration studies ⓘ sociolinguistic research ⓘ |
| maintainsCulturalPractice |
Bhangra dance
ⓘ
Giddha dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi festivals ⓘ Punjabi folk music ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Indian Punjab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistani Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Punjabi Canadian
this entity surface form:
Punjabi Singaporeans
this entity surface form:
British Punjabis