*** Welcome to piglix ***

Dhanni dialect


Dhani, or Dhanni, 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 and Jhelum Districts, as well as in neighbouring . Its name is derived from Dhan valley where its spoken. The closely related dialect Sohāī̃ is spoken in the Fateh Jang Tehsil of .

In the 1920s G.A. Grierson in his Linguistic Survey of India called this group North-Western Lahnda.

Chakwal district of Punjab Province of Pakistan and neighboring districts speak this dialect.


...
Wikipedia

...