Saraikis

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The Saraikis are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group primarily inhabiting the south-central regions of Pakistan, distinguished by their Saraiki language and rich Sufi-influenced cultural traditions.

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Saraikis canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people
ethnic group
associatedProvince Balochistan, Pakistan NERFINISHED
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan NERFINISHED
Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED
Sindh, Pakistan NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Pakistan
culturalHeritage shrine-centered religious life
culturalInfluence Sufi traditions
culturalPractice Sufi music NERFINISHED
Sufi poetry
devotional singing
culturalRegion South-Central Pakistan NERFINISHED
demographicStatusInPakistan minority group
ethnonymLanguage Saraiki language NERFINISHED
identityMovement Saraiki nationalist movement NERFINISHED
language Saraiki language NERFINISHED
linguisticFamily Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED
macroLinguisticGroup Lahnda NERFINISHED
majorCityRegion Bahawalpur NERFINISHED
Dera Ghazi Khan NERFINISHED
Dera Ismail Khan NERFINISHED
Jacobabad NERFINISHED
Multan NERFINISHED
Muzaffargarh NERFINISHED
Rahim Yar Khan NERFINISHED
Sukkur NERFINISHED
politicalDemand creation of a Saraiki province in Pakistan
primaryRegion Pakistan NERFINISHED
South Punjab NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Baloch NERFINISHED
Hindkowans NERFINISHED
Punjabis NERFINISHED
Sindhis NERFINISHED
relatedLanguageCommunity Punjabi speakers
Sindhi speakers
religionMajority Islam
religiousTradition Sufism NERFINISHED
Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
scriptUsedForLanguage Arabic script NERFINISHED
Perso-Arabic script NERFINISHED
selfDesignationLanguage Saraiki NERFINISHED
traditionalDress shalwar kameez
traditionalMusic Kafi NERFINISHED
Sufi kalam
traditionalOccupation agriculture
livestock rearing
writingVariant Shahmukhi script NERFINISHED

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

southern Pakistan hasEthnicGroup Saraikis
subject surface form: Southern Pakistan
Hindkowans relatedEthnicGroup Saraikis