pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli sˈiːkz fɹʌmðə pʌndʒˈɑːb ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv sˈaʊθ ˈeɪʒə, ðə nˈuː ˈɪmɪɡɹənts fˈaʊndᵻd ðə pʌndʒˈɑːbi mˈɑːɹkɪt lˈɪɾəl ˈɪndiə ˌɔn mˈeɪn stɹˈiːt ænd pɹɪsˈaɪdᵻd ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈæst fˈaɪnəl lˈɑːɹdʒ skˈeɪl dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɪnðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd wɪððə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv væŋkˈuːvɚ spˈɛʃəlz.
Primarily Sikhs from the Punjab region of South Asia, the new immigrants founded the Punjabi Market (Little India) on Main Street and presided over the last final large scale development in the neighbourhood with the construction of hundreds of Vancouver Specials.