Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Duolingo Launches English Course for Punjabi Speakers Worldwide
Duolingo has created a new course to help Punjabi speakers learn English.
The course is available in the Duolingo app.
Students can start learning through Punjabi and the Gurmukhi script.
This may make English lessons easier to understand for many learners.
Punjabi is spoken by more than 100 million people worldwide.
Punjabi-speaking communities live in places such as India, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.
Learning English may help people with education, jobs and opportunities around the world.
The course follows Duolingo’s earlier English course for Hindi speakers.
Duolingo launched a new “Learn English from Punjabi” literacy course on its app.
The course is designed for Punjabi speakers in India and around the world.
Learners can study English through Gurmukhi, a widely used Punjabi script in India.
Duolingo says Punjabi is spoken by more than 100 million people globally.
The course is Duolingo’s second regional-language English course for North India, after Hindi.
- Who
- Duolingo and Punjabi-speaking English learners.
- What
- The launch of a “Learn English from Punjabi” literacy course.
- When
- Today, with no specific date provided in the article.
- Where
- The Duolingo app, for Punjabi speakers in India and worldwide.
- Why
- To make English learning more accessible and support access to education, employment and global opportunities.
- Course name
- “Learn English from Punjabi”
- Platform
- Duolingo app
- Target learners
- Punjabi speakers in India and around the world
- Punjabi speakers
- More than 100 million globally, according to Duolingo
- Writing system
- Gurmukhi, widely used for Punjabi in India
- Regional course ranking
- Duolingo’s second regional-language English course for North India
- Previous North Indian course
- Hindi
- Other regional-language courses
- Bengali, Telugu and Tamil