Saraiki language
| Saraiki | |
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| سرائیکی, ਸਰਾਇਕੀ | |
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Southern Punjab, Northern Sindh, and Eastern Balochistan |
Native speakers | 31 million (2022)[1] |
| Shahmukhi | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | skr |
Saraiki (sometimes spelled Siraiki and Seraiki) is a Punjabi variety or group of dialects, spoken in southern regions of the Pakistani province of Punjab.[1][2] It belongs to the Lahnda (Western Punjabi) group. Saraiki is native to southern Punjab, while it is also spoken in parts of northern Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan; as well as by partition migrants and their descendants in India.
It is sometimes claimed to be a language, although it lacks certain traits to be referred to as a distinct language, and is widely recognized as a variety of Punjabi.[3]
The major forms of dialects of the variety include Multani, Bahawalpuri (Riasti) and Derawali.
Etymology[change | change source]
The word Saraiki is probably derived from the Sindhi word Siraiki for its own dialect,[4] which means dialect of Sero/Siro (Sauvīra) region in ancient Sindh.[5] today the name of Siraiki dialect of Sindhi is changed to Siroli/Sireli to not create confusion.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Siraiki: Language or Dialect?". www.researchgate.net.
- ↑ Shackle, Christopher (2010). "Lahnda". In Brown, Keith; Ogilvie, Sarah (eds.). Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World. Oxford: Elsevier. ISBN 9780080877754.
- ↑ "Siraiki: Language or Dialect?". www.researchgate.net.
- ↑ "Linguistic Survey of India". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ "Siraiki language | History, Dialects & Writing System | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ Simpson, Andrew, ed. (2007). Language and national identity in Asia. Oxford linguistics. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-922648-1.
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