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	'''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 ~~primarily~~ spoken in the ], ] and ] districts; as well as in the southern ~~portion~~ of ]. 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}}		'''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}}

	SIt is closely related to ] and ] dialects. It, along with Jhangvi, ], Shahpuri, 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).

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Dialect of Punjabi

Dhani
دھنّی
Pronunciation	[təˈni]
Native to	Pakistan
Region	Southern Rawalpindi Division
Ethnicity	Punjabis
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northwestern Punjabi Lahnda (Western Punjabi) Dhani
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	`dhan1272`

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

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.

Chakwal District
Talagang District
Jhelum District (in southern parts)
Attock District (in southern parts)

References

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

Bibliography

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.

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