SERAIKI (Pakistan)

Country Pakistan

Language code SKR

ContinentAsia

Alternate language names RIASITI, BAHAWALPURI, MULTANI, SOUTHERN PANJABI, SARAIKI

Dialect names DERAWALI, MULTANI (KHATKI), BAHAWALPURI (RIASATI, REASATI), JANGLI, JATKI

Genetic affiliation Indo-European,Indo-Iranian,Indo-Aryan,Northwestern zone,Lahnda

Geographical region Southern Punjab and northern Sind, Indus River Valley, Jampur area. Derawali is in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Bannu, and Dera Ghazi Khan. Jangli is in Sahiwal area. Also United Kingdom

Population 15,000,000 in Pakistan (1976 Shackle), 9.8% of the population; 15,692 Multani in India (1971 census); 15,020,000 total

New Testament printings1819Printings of whole books of Bible1898 (<=== check this!!)

Status Work in progress hmmm!!!)

Remarks85% lexical similarity with Sindhi; 68% with Dhatki, Odki, and Sansi. Dialects blend into each other, into Panjabi to the east, and Sindhi to the south. Until recently considered to be a dialect of Panjabi. Literary movement centered in Multan and Bahawalpur. There are Siraiki literary societies

Total speakers15,020,000 (this is quite outdated! .. :) )

ReligionMuslim

Also inIndia, United Kingdom

A little note: this information I gathered from some christian missionary page or something.. Evidently, their is a lot of us SERAIKIS out there..

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