Saraiki language
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| Saraiki | ||||
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| سرائیکی, ਸਰਾਇਕੀ, सराइकी | ||||
| Native to | Pakistan, India,[1] Afghanistan[2] | |||
| Region | mainly South Punjab | |||
| Native speakers | 17 million (2007)[3] | |||
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| Dialects |
Riasati (Riyasati–Bahawalpuri)
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| Writing system | Persian alphabet, Laṇḍā scripts particularly Gurumukhi, Devanagari script, Langdi script | |||
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| Regulated by | No official regulation | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-3 | skr | |||
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The Saraiki dialect (Perso-Arabic: سرائیکی sometimes spelled Siraiki and Seraiki) is closely related to Punjabi in fact a dialect of Punjabi as agreed by majiority of local and Foriegn linguists since late 90's. It is spoken by approximately 18 million Pakistanis, mostly in the southern part of Punjab Province and in adjacent parts of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwas. Saraiki, belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European.
References [change]
- ↑ "Abstract of speakers’ strength of languages and mother tongues – 2001". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.htm. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ↑ "Siraiki and Kandhari (Multani)". Afghan Hindu. http://www.siraiki.20fr.com/photo.html. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
