Derajat linguistic area
E316038
The Derajat linguistic area is a dialect region in western Punjab and adjacent areas where closely related varieties of Punjabi and Saraiki, including Derawali, are spoken.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derajat linguistic area canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect region
ⓘ
linguistic area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Balochistan, Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Balochistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Indus River ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | closely related varieties of Punjabi and Saraiki ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Dera Fateh Khan
ⓘ
Dera Ghazi Khan ⓘ Dera Ismail Khan ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Derawali
ⓘ
Punjabi language ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
Saraiki ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dialect continuum between Punjabi and Saraiki
ⓘ
gradual transition of speech forms ⓘ mixed identification as Punjabi or Saraiki ⓘ shared lexical items among local dialects ⓘ shared phonological features among local dialects ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariety |
Saraiki
ⓘ
surface form:
Derawali dialect of Saraiki
northwestern varieties of Saraiki ⓘ southwestern varieties of Punjabi ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Derajat ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pakistan
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ western Punjab region ⓘ
surface form:
western Punjab
|
| namedAfter | Derajat region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Punjabi language area
ⓘ
Saraiki ⓘ
surface form:
Saraiki language area
|
| relevantFor | dialectology of Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| usedIn | sociolinguistic studies of Punjabi and Saraiki ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.