American born Pakistani seeking resources to learn Punjabi
I am an American born Pakistani; my parents and grandparents speak Punjabi but I, like many others in my generation, were raised in Urdu. Basically, my parents speak Punjabi with each other but Urdu with me.
I have however made an effort in the past few years to make at least some conversation in Punjabi with my parents, even though I haven't always been supported, since my parents see no use in me learning it. All of the Punjabi I know is from years of hearing my parents and relatives speak it rather than from actually speaking and engaging with it, so my Punjabi is still very uncomfortable at times but it has noticeably improved which my parents do point out from time to time.
The fact that the language my ancestors spoke for hundreds if not thousands of years should die with me just because Urdu and English are viewed as more 'useful' or prestigious languages is beyond me. Disappointing to see Punjabi keep getting sidelined in contemporary Pakistani discourse and history as an old folk or villager language, and because Muslims/Pakistanis are supposed to speak Urdu, and Punjabi is for Sikhs apparently since people can't seem to differentiate between ethnolinguistic and religious identity. That being said, Muslims have contributed toa countless amount of Punjabi literature, which I've noticed that ironically even Sikhs take better care of, preserving poetry from Baba Farid in the Guru Granth Sahib. It is for this reason that I applaud the Sikh community for preserving Punjabi in a way that Pakistanis have miserably failed, especially as I see Punjabi being taught and standardized even in the West.
Aside from my rant, are there any resources anyone can suggest for me to learn Punjabi for someone who can understand conversational Punjabi easy but is a bit shaky when speaking with correct sentence structure. Looking to start off with Shahmukhi Punjabi since I can somewhat read Urdu however Roman Punjabi would be the easiest for me.