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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 Attock District. Its name is derived from Dhan valley where its spoken. The closely related dialect Sohāī̃ is spoken in the Fateh Jang Tehsil of Attock District.

Classification

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

Dialect speaking areas

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

• Chakwal District
• Choa Saidanshah
• Jhelum District (in southern parts)
• Attock District (in southern parts)

References

1. ^ Shackle 1980, p. 484.
2. History of Chakwal | I Have A Dream In My Eyes. Meetcornor.wordpress.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
3. "Article : Study of lexical variation between dhani and majhi punjabi". www.glrjournal.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.

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.

Further reading

• A'van, Anvar Beg (1968). Dhannī adab o saqafāt. Chakwal.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

• Languages of Punjab, Pakistan
• Punjabi dialects