Saraiki

E14560
Indo-Aryan language language

Saraiki is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in central and southern Pakistan, especially in the southern Punjab region.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Saraiki language 11
سرائیکی 2
Lahnda (Western Punjabi) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language ⓘ
language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Seraiki ⓘ
surface form: Lahnda

Punjabi language ⓘ
surface form: Punjabi

Sindhi ⓘ
glottocode sara1344 ⓘ
hasAlternateName Seraiki ⓘ
Seraiki ⓘ
surface form: Siraiki
hasDialects Derawali ⓘ
Jatki ⓘ
Khetrani ⓘ
Multani ⓘ
Riasti ⓘ
Thali ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Saraiki people ⓘ
hasLiterature Saraiki folk tales ⓘ
Saraiki poetry ⓘ
hasNativeName Saraiki self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: سرائیکی
hasPhonologicalFeature implosive consonants ⓘ
tonal contrasts ⓘ
hasReligionContext used in Islamic devotional poetry in Pakistan ⓘ
hasWritingStandard Saraiki alphabet ⓘ
ISO639-2Code skr ⓘ
ISO639-3Code skr ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form: Indo-European languages

Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ
primaryCountry Pakistan ⓘ
region Indus Valley ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
scriptDirection right-to-left ⓘ
spokenIn Balochistan, Pakistan ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Pakistan ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ
surface form: Punjab, Pakistan

Sindh ⓘ
surface form: Sindh, Pakistan

central Pakistan ⓘ
southern Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
subclassOf Northwestern Indo-Aryan language ⓘ
usedAs literary language ⓘ
vernacular language ⓘ
usedInEducation regional language education in Pakistan ⓘ
usedInMedia radio broadcasting in Pakistan ⓘ
television broadcasting in Pakistan ⓘ
writingSystem Arabic alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Arabic script

Perso-Arabic script ⓘ
Shahmukhi script ⓘ
Perso-Arabic script ⓘ
surface form: Sindhi-style Arabic script

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Derawali → closelyRelatedTo → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: standard Saraiki
Jatki → closelyRelatedTo → Saraiki ⓘ
Khetrani → closelyRelatedTo → Saraiki ⓘ
Khetrani → closelyRelatedTo → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lahnda (Western Punjabi)
this entity surface form: Lahnda languages
Khetrani → codeSwitchingWith → Saraiki ⓘ
Saraiki people → demonym → Saraiki ⓘ
Saraiki people → ethnonym → Saraiki ⓘ
Multani → hasAlternativeName → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Multani Saraiki
Seraiki → hasAlternativeName → Saraiki ⓘ
Riasti → hasAncestorLanguage → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Lahnda → hasDialects → Saraiki ⓘ
Riasti → hasISO639Parent → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
subject surface form: Southern Punjab, Pakistan
Saraiki → hasNativeName → Saraiki self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: سرائیکی
Seraiki → hasNativeName → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: سرائیکی
Multan → languageUsed → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Jatki → partOf → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Multani → partOf → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki dialect continuum
Jatki → sharesFeaturesWith → Saraiki ⓘ
Derawali → subdivisionOf → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Khetrani → subdivisionOf → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Multani → subdivisionOf → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Riasti → subdivisionOf → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Arabic alphabet → usedFor → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language
Nastaʿlīq → usedForLanguage → Saraiki ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saraiki language