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'''Dhani''' ({{resize|{{lang|pnb|{{nq|دھنّی}}}}}}; {{IPA-pa|təˈni|pron}}){{sfn|Shackle|1980|p=484}} is a ] of the ] dialect ] spoken in the southern parts of ] of ]. It is spoken throughout a widespread area, including ]<ref>. Meetcornor.wordpress.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref> and ]s, as well as in neighbouring ]. '''Dhani''' or '''Dhanni''' ({{resize|{{lang|pnb|{{nq|دھنّی}}}}}}; {{IPA-pa|ˈd̥ə˥˩n.niː|pron}}){{sfn|Shackle|1980|p=484}} is a ] of the ] spoken in the southern region of the ] in ], Pakistan. It is predominantly spoken in the ] and ] districts; as well as in the southern portions of ] and ] districts. Its name is derived from Dhan valley, located 35 km away from ].<ref name=wasim>{{Cite thesis |last=Hasan |first=Wasim |url=http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/handle/123456789/20999 |title=A Morphosyntactic Description of Dhani |date=2022 |publisher=University of Management & Technology, Lahore |language=English}}</ref> It has many subdialects including '''Sohāī̃''' ({{lang|pa|{{nq|سوہائیِں}}}}), spoken west of the ], in the ] of ] and ] in ].{{sfn|Shackle|1980|p=484}}
Its name is derived from Dhan valley where its spoken.{{citation needed| date = October 2016}} The closely related dialect '''Sohāī̃''' is spoken in the ] of ].{{sfn|Shackle|1980|p=484}}


It is closely related to ] and ] dialects. It, along with Shahpuri, Jhangvi, ], and ], is intermediate between ] (Central Punjabi) and ] (Western Punjabi). SIt is closely related to ] and ] dialects. It, along with Jhangvi, ], Shahpuri, and ], is intermediate between ] (Central Punjabi) and ] (Western Punjabi).


==Classification== ==Classification==
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* jatk1238 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/jatk1238 | title=Glottolog 4.7 - Jatki }}</ref> * jatk1238 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/jatk1238 | title=Glottolog 4.7 - Jatki }}</ref>
* jang1253<ref>{{cite web | url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/jang1253 | title=Glottolog 4.7 - Jhangi }}</ref> * jang1253<ref>{{cite web | url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/jang1253 | title=Glottolog 4.7 - Jhangi }}</ref>
* dhan1272 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/dhan1272 | title=Glottolog 4.7 - Dhanni }}</ref> * dhan1272<ref>{{cite web | url=https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/dhan1272 | title=Glottolog 4.7 - Dhanni }}</ref>


== Dialect speaking areas== == Dialect speaking areas==
Chakwal district of Punjab Province of Pakistan and neighboring districts speak this dialect. Chakwal district of Punjab Province of Pakistan and neighboring districts speak this dialect.


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*] (in southern parts)<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Article : Study of lexical variation between dhani and majhi punjabi |url=https://www.glrjournal.com/article/study-of-lexical-variation-between-dhani-and-majhi-punjabi |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=www.glrjournal.com |doi=10.31703/glr.2021(VI-IV).01 |s2cid=245402598 |language=en|doi-access=free }}</ref><!--Shackle has it as "western"-->
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== References == == References ==

Latest revision as of 14:47, 21 December 2024

Dialect of Punjabi
Dhani
دھنّی
Pronunciation[təˈni]
Native toPakistan
RegionSouthern Rawalpindi Division
EthnicityPunjabis
Language familyIndo-European
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologdhan1272

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.

SIt is closely related to Shahpuri and Jhangvi dialects. It, along with Jhangvi, Pahari-Pothwari, Shahpuri, and Thali, is intermediate between Majhi (Central Punjabi) and Lahnda (Western Punjabi).

Classification

Map of Punjabi dialects and languages, including Dhani in the north-west

In the 1920s G.A. Grierson in his Linguistic Survey of India called this group North-Western Lahnda. Jatki is a common name for the Jhangvi dialect, Shahpuri dialect and Dhani dialect. The glotlog codes for these are:

  • shah1266
  • jatk1238
  • jang1253
  • dhan1272

Dialect speaking areas

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

References

  1. ^ Shackle 1980, p. 484.
  2. ^ Hasan, Wasim (2022). A Morphosyntactic Description of Dhani (Thesis). University of Management & Technology, Lahore.
  3. "Glottolog 4.7 - Shahpuri".
  4. "Glottolog 4.7 - Jatki".
  5. "Glottolog 4.7 - Jhangi".
  6. "Glottolog 4.7 - Dhanni".

Bibliography

Further reading

Punjabi varieties
Central
Eastern
Lahnda
(Western)
Jatki
(transitional with Central Punjabi)
Hindko
Pahari-Pothwari
(transitional with Central Punjabi)
Saraiki
See also: Baahar di boli, Sant Bhasha, Khalsa bole
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