Dhani, or Dhanni,[1] is a group of Western Punjabi dialects spoken in parts of Rawalpindi Division (Pothohar) of Pakistani Punjab. They are spoken throughout a widespread area, including Chakwal[2] and Jhelum Districts, as well as in neighbouring Attock District. Its name is derived from Dhan valley where its spoken.[citation needed] The closely related dialect Sohāī̃ is spoken in the Fateh Jang Tehsil of Attock District.[1]
Classification
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In the 1920s G.A. Grierson in his Linguistic Survey of India called this group North-Western Lahnda.[1] Jatki language is a common name for the Jhangvi dialect, Shahpuri dialect and Dhani dialect. The glotlog codes for these are:
Dialect speaking areas
[edit]Chakwal district of Punjab Province of Pakistan and neighboring districts speak this dialect.
- Chakwal District
- Talagang District
- Choa Saidanshah
- Khewra
- Pind Dadan Khan
- Wara Buland Khan
- Jhelum District (in southern parts)[7]
- Attock District (in southern parts)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Shackle 1980, p. 484.
- ^ History of Chakwal | I Have A Dream In My Eyes. Meetcornor.wordpress.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ^ "Glottolog 4.7 - Shahpuri".
- ^ "Glottolog 4.7 - Jatki".
- ^ "Glottolog 4.7 - Jhangi".
- ^ "Glottolog 4.7 - Dhanni".
- ^ "Article : Study of lexical variation between dhani and majhi punjabi". www.glrjournal.com. doi:10.31703/glr.2021(VI-IV).01. S2CID 245402598. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
Bibliography
[edit]- Shackle, Christopher (1980). "Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 43 (3): 482–510. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00137401. ISSN 0041-977X. S2CID 129436200.