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| دھنّی | |
| Pronunciation | [təˈni] |
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Southern Rawalpindi Division |
| Ethnicity | Punjabis |
| Language family | Indo-European |
| 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.
Further reading
- A'van, Anvar Beg (1968). Dhannī adab o saqafāt. Chakwal.
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