Saraiki language

Saraiki
Saraiki
ਸਰਾਇਕੀ
Native to	Pakistan, India
Region	mainly South Punjab
Native speakers	17 million (2007)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan North-Western Zone Lahnda Saraiki; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Multani; Derawali; Riasati (Riyasati–Bahawalpuri); Thali;
Writing system	Persian alphabet, Laṇḍā scripts particularly Gurumukhi, Devanagari script, Langdi script
Official status
Regulated by	No official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-3	skr

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The Saraiki language (Perso-Arabic: سرائیکی sometimes spelled Siraiki and Seraiki) is closely related to Punjabi. It is spoken by about 20 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[edit]

↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007

[1] Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007

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