Dhani dialect
Dialect of Punjabi
Dhani or Dhanni (دھنّی; pronounced [ˈd̥ə˥˩n.niː]) is a western dialect of the Punjabi language spoken in the southern region of the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan. It is predominantly spoken in the Chakwal and Talagang districts; as well as in the southern portions of Attock and Jhelum districts. Its name is derived from Dhan valley, located 35 km away from Rawalpindi. It has many subdialects including Sohāī̃ (سوہائیِں), spoken west of the Soan River, in the tehsils of Fateh Jang and Pindi Gheb in Attock District.
01Classification
In the 1920s G.A. Grierson in his Linguistic Survey of India called this group North-Western Lahnda. The glotlog code for Dhani:
- dhan1272
Grierson has distinguished three forms of Lahndi:
- North-Western dialects consisting of (Hindko, Sohain, Dhanni, etc.)
- North-Eastern dialects (Pothowari, Chibali, Awankari, Ghebi, etc.)
- Southern Dialects (Shahpuri, Jhangi, Multani, Derawali, Thali, etc.)
Bahri, H. (1962). Lahndi Phonology, with Special Reference to Awánkárí.
02Dialect speaking areas
Chakwal district of Punjab Province of Pakistan and neighboring districts speak this dialect.
- Chakwal District
- Talagang District
- Jhelum District (in southern parts)
- Attock District (in southern parts)
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