Saraiki

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A language of Pakistan

Balochistan province: Barkhan, Jaffarabad, Jhal Magsi, and Nasirabad districts; Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts; Punjab province: Bahawalpur, Bhakkar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Lodhran, Mianwali, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, and Taunsa districts; Sindh province: Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, Shikarpur and Sukkur districts.

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India

Language NameSaraiki

User Population

109,000 in India (2011 census).

Location

Haryana state: Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Palwal, Panipat, Sirsa, Sonipat, and Yamunanagar districts; Punjab state: Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Firozpur, and Patiala districts; Rajasthan state: Bikaner and Ganganagar districts.

Alternate Names

Multani, Mutani, Seraiki, Siraiki

Dialects

Jafri, Riasati (Bahawalpuri, Bhawalpuri, Reasati).

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Marathi [mar]. Also use Urdu [urd].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15% in Urdu [urd] or Marathi [mar].

Other Comments

A new literary language based on south Lahnda dialects, especially Multani and Bahawalpuri. Hindu, Sikh.

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Saudi Arabia

Language NameSaraiki

User Population

210,000 in Saudi Arabia (2020).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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