Thali | |
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Native to | Pakistan |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog |
thal1241 |
Coordinates: 31°N 71°E / 31°N 71°E |
Thaḷī, also referred to as Thalochi, is a western dialect of the Punjabi language spoken in parts of the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has been classified within the Saraiki group of dialects by some linguists, [1] [2] but has mostly been described as an independent transitional dialect between Multani and Shahpuri Punjabi. [3] Its name derives from the Thal Desert. [3]
Its area starts from Tank to Muzzafargarh on the eastern end of the Indus River and from Bannu running down to D I khan at the western end of the Indus River.[ citation needed]
In Dera Ismail Khan District, it goes by the name of Ḍerāwāl [4] or Derawali, [3] and in Mianwali and Bannu districts it is known as Hindko or Mulkī. [3] A dialect of Thali spoken in the northeast is known as Kacchī. [5] Inhabitants of Dera Ismail Khan District, presumably speakers of this dialect, variously identify their dialect as Saraiki or Hindko. [6] Likewise for those living in Mianwali District, who identify their language as either Punjabi, general, or Saraiki, locally. [7]
Thali is spoken in the following districts of Punjab Province and districts of Kyber Pakhtunkha Province:[ citation needed]
Thali | |
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Native to | Pakistan |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog |
thal1241 |
Coordinates: 31°N 71°E / 31°N 71°E |
Thaḷī, also referred to as Thalochi, is a western dialect of the Punjabi language spoken in parts of the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has been classified within the Saraiki group of dialects by some linguists, [1] [2] but has mostly been described as an independent transitional dialect between Multani and Shahpuri Punjabi. [3] Its name derives from the Thal Desert. [3]
Its area starts from Tank to Muzzafargarh on the eastern end of the Indus River and from Bannu running down to D I khan at the western end of the Indus River.[ citation needed]
In Dera Ismail Khan District, it goes by the name of Ḍerāwāl [4] or Derawali, [3] and in Mianwali and Bannu districts it is known as Hindko or Mulkī. [3] A dialect of Thali spoken in the northeast is known as Kacchī. [5] Inhabitants of Dera Ismail Khan District, presumably speakers of this dialect, variously identify their dialect as Saraiki or Hindko. [6] Likewise for those living in Mianwali District, who identify their language as either Punjabi, general, or Saraiki, locally. [7]
Thali is spoken in the following districts of Punjab Province and districts of Kyber Pakhtunkha Province:[ citation needed]