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English is an official language of Pakistan while Urdu is termed the national language.[1] Other main languages are spoken within the country including Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Balochi. Most of the languages of Pakistan are part of Indo-European languages & span Indo-Iranian range of that family with the Indo-Aryan languages predominant in east & Iranian languages most significant in west as well as Dardic languages in north & northwest. Image File history File links Acap. ...
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The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ...
Dravidian may refer to: Dravidian languages, including the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages spoken especially in southern India and Sri Lanka. ...
The Brahui (بروÛÛŒ) or Bravi (براوÙ) language, spoken by the Brahui, is mainly spoken in Balochistan, Pakistan, although it is also spoken in Afghanistan and Iran. ...
A language isolate, in the absolute sense, is a natural language with no demonstrable genealogical (or genetic) relationship with other living languages; that is, one that has not been demonstrated to descend from an ancestor common to any other language. ...
Burushaski (Other names are Burushaski, Brushas, Brushias) is a language isolate spoken by some 50,000_60,000 people in the Hunza, Nagir, Yasin, and some parts of Gilgit valleys in northern Pakistan. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ...
The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ...
A national language is a language (or language variant, i. ...
Punjabi redirects here. ...
Pashto (‎, IPA: also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu or Pushtoo) is a language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ...
SindhÄ« (سنڌي, सिनà¥à¤§à¥€) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
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Balochi (also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. ...
For other uses, see Indo-European. ...
The Indo-Iranian language group constitutes the easternmost extant branch of the Indo-European family of languages. ...
The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, which belong to the Indo-European family of languages. ...
The Iranian languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family. ...
The Dardic languages form a subfamily of the Indo-Iranian languages. ...
History Urdu is national language of Pakistan & has historical significance as language developed during Islamic conquests in Subcontinent during Mughal Empire & was chosen as neutral language to unite various groups of Pakistan. However language of government is English. Some educational institutes and universities use English. Many other languages are spoken in Pakistan regional tongues from largest to smallest are as follows: Punjabi, Pashtu, Sindhi,Balochi, Saraiki, Hindko/pothohari/Pahari , Brahui, Burushaski, Balti, Shina, Khowar. Pakistan has 2 million speakers of Persian. Arabic is popular due to religious significance. Persian is an important literary language in Pakistan. The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ...
Capital Delhi / Agra Language(s) Persian (initially also Chagatai, Turkish; later also Urdu) Government Monarchy Emperor - 1526-1530 Babur - 1530–1539 and after restoration 1555–1556 Humayun - 1556–1605 Akbar - 1605–1627 Jahangir - 1628–1658 Shah Jahan - 1659–1707 Aurangzeb History - Established April 21, 1526 - Ended September 21, 1857 Area...
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Pashto (پښتو; also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ...
SindhÄ« (سنڌي, सिनà¥à¤§à¥€) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
Balochi (also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. ...
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The Brahui (بروÛÛŒ) or Bravi (براوÙ) language, spoken by the Brahui, is mainly spoken in Balochistan, Pakistan, although it is also spoken in Afghanistan and Iran. ...
Burushaski is a language isolate spoken by some 87,000 (as of 2000) Burusho people in the Hunza, Nagar, Yasin, and parts of the Gilgit valleys in northern Pakistan and Kashmir. ...
Balti (بلتی) is a language spoken in Baltistan, in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...
Tshina is a Dardic Language and is spoken by majority of people in Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...
Khowar is classified as a Dardic language. ...
Farsi redirects here. ...
Farsi redirects here. ...
Demographics - Punjabi 29%
- Saraiki 19%
- Pashto 18%
- Sindhi 10%
- Urdu 9%
- pothwari 5%
- Other 6%
- Balochi 4%
Urdu (National language) Urdu is Pakistan's national language and has been promoted as token of national unity. More than 95% of Pakistanis can speak or understand Urdu, though about than 9% of the population of Pakistan has Urdu as its mother tongue. It is written in modified form of Arabic alphabet. First poetry in Urdu was by Persian poet Amir Khusro (1253–1325), first Urdu book Wo Maglis was written in 1728 & first time word "Urdu" was used by Sirajuddin Arzoo in 1751. Urdu ( , , trans. ...
A national language is a language (or language variant, i. ...
The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing languages such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and others. ...
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Abul Hasan YamÄ«n al-DÄ«n Khusrow (Persian: , Devanagari: अबà¥à¤² हसन यमीनà¥à¤¦à¤¦à¥€à¤¨ ख़à¥à¤¸à¤°à¥‹) (1253-1325 CE), better known as AmÄ«r Khusrow DehlawÄ«, was the greatest Persian-writing poet of medieval India one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. ...
Urdu literature has a long and colorful history that is inextricably tied to the development of that very language, Urdu, in which it is written. ...
English (Official language) English is Pakistan's official language widely used in government but Pakistan's Constitution and laws are written in Urdu. 50 percent of people in Pakistan have basic understanding of English.
Major languages
Punjabi (provincial language) Punjabi is spoken as first language by 45% of Pakistanis. It is an important language since Punjabi is spoken by about half of Pakistanis. However, Punjabi does not have any official status in Pakistan. About 70% of Pakistanis know how to speak Punjabi. Punjabis lineage can be traced through Lahori and Multani during Muslim period (700 to 1860). Punjabi redirects here. ...
Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjÄbÄ« in ShÄhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...
Punjabi dialects:
This dialect is "the standard Punjabi language" and spoken in the heart of Punjab where most of the Punjabi population lives. The main districts are Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala and Sialkot in Pakistani Punjab and Gurdaspur and Amritsar in Indian Punjab. (Urdu: لاÛور, Punjabi: Ù„Ûور, pronounced ) is the capital of the Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ...
Sheikhupura or Shekhupura (Urdu: شيخوپورÛ) is an industrial city in the province of Punjab slightly northwest to Lahore in Pakistan. ...
Gujranwala (Urdu: گوجرانوالÛ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan with a city population of 1,132,509 (1998 census). ...
Sialkot (Urdu/Punjabi: سیالکوٹ ) is a city situated in the north-east of the Punjab province in Pakistan at the feet of the snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. ...
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, Gurdaspur is a city in the province of East Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. ...
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This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...
This dialect is spoken in the central Pakistani Punjab, stretches from districts Khanewal to Jhang and includes Faisalabad and Chiniot. Jhangochi is the oldest and most conservative dialect of the Punjabi language. ...
For dialects of programming languages, see Programming language dialect. ...
Khanewal (Urdu: خانیوال) is a district in the province of Punjab Pakistan. ...
(Urdu: Ùیصل آباد) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. ...
Chiniot (Urdu: چنیوٹ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ...
This dialect is spoken in Sargodha, Khushab and Mandi Bahauddin districts. Sargodha (Urdu: ) is the capital city of Sargodha District in Punjab province, Pakistan, it is located in northeast Pakistan, to the west-northwest of Lahore on the lower Jhelum Canal. ...
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The area where Pothowari is spoken extends in the north from Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK) (Mirpur) to as far south as Jhelum, Gujar Khan, Chakwal and Rawalpindi. [phr] 49,440 (2000 WCD). Murree Hills north of Rawalpindi, and east to Azad Kashmir. To the north in the lower half of the Neelum Valley. Poonchi is east of Rawalakot. Potwari is in the plains around Rawalpindi. Punchhi and Chibhali are reported to be in Jammu and Kashmir. Alternate names: Potwari, Pothohari, Potohari, Chibhali, Dhundi-Kairali. Dialects: Pahari (Dhundi-Kairali), Pothwari (Potwari), Chibhali, Punchhi (Poonchi), Mirpuri. Pahari means 'hill language' referring to a string of divergent dialects, some of which may be separate languages. A dialect chain with Panjabi and Hindko. Closeness to western Pahari is unknown. Lexical similarity 76% to 83% among varieties called 'Pahari', 'Potwari', and some called 'Hindko' in Mansehra,Muzaffarabad, and Jammun. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Western Pahari The Pothohari language otherwise known as Mirpuri or Potwari is an Indo-European language spoken from the Potwar district around Rawalpindi, Pakistan to the Indian-Kashmiri border in the Mirpur district in Azad Jammu Kashmir. ...
The Pothohari language otherwise known as Mirpuri or Potwari is an Indo-European language spoken from the Potwar district around Rawalpindi, Pakistan to the Indian-Kashmiri border in the Mirpur district in Azad Jammu Kashmir. ...
Pakistan Administered Kashmir Capital Muzaffarabad Status Disputed Territory Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ...
This article is about Mirpur, a city of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ...
Jhelum or Jehlum may mean: Jhelum River in India and Pakistan Jhelum City in Punjab, Pakistan Jhelum District in Punjab, Pakistan This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...
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Chakwal (Urdu: چکوال) is the main town of Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan and is located 90 km south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad. ...
(Urdu: راولپنڈی) is a city in the Potwar Plateau near Pakistans capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. ...
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This article details only the area administered by Pakistan. ...
Rawalakot (Urdu: راولا کوٹ) is a city in Azad Kashmir, and is the capital of Poonch District. ...
This article is about the area administered by India. ...
Location of Mansehra District (highlighted in yellow) within the North West Frontier Province. ...
Muzaffarabad (Urdu: مظÙرآباد, is the capital of the State of Azad Kashmir, located in the north of the state, which is the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...
This dialect is spoken in districts of Peshawar, Attock, Nowshehra, Mansehra, Abbotabad and Murree. For dialects of programming languages, see Programming language dialect. ...
(Urdu: پشاور; Pashto: پښور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. ...
Akbars Fort at Attock Attock (Urdu: اٹک) is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan, and also a border district on the river Indus. ...
Nowshehra is a town and a notified area committee in Rajauri district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...
Location of Mansehra District (highlighted in yellow) within the North West Frontier Province. ...
Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد) is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...
View of Mountain Valley from the Top Murree city (Urdu: مری) is a popular hill station and a summer resort, especially for the residents of Islamabad, and for the cities of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ...
Spoken in the eastern part of Indian Punjab. Main districts are Ludhiana, Ambala, Bathinda, Ganganagar, Malerkotla, Fazilka, Ferozepur. Malwa is the southern and central part of present day Indian Punjab. Also includes the Punjabi speaking northern areas of Haryana, viz. Ambala, Hissar, Sirsa, Kurukshetra etc. This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...
For the district of the same name, see Ludhiana District. ...
, Ambala (Hindi: अमà¥à¤¬à¤¾à¤²à¤¾, Punjabi ਅੰਬਾਲਾ , Telugu: అంబాల ) is a city and a municipal council in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. ...
, Bathinda(Punjabi: ਬਠਿੰਡਾ), also known as Bhatinda, is one of the oldest and most famous cities of the Punjab state of north-western India. ...
, Ganganagar, also called Sri Ganganagar, is a small city in Rajasthan state of western India. ...
Malerkotla is a town in the present-day Indian state of Punjab, which was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj. ...
, Fazilka is a city and a municipal council in Firozpur district in the state of Punjab, India. ...
Firozpur (or Ferozepur, Ferozepore) is city and district in Punjab, India. ...
Malwa (Malvi:माळवा) is a region in western India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin in the western part of Madhya Pradesh state and the south-eastern part of Rajasthan. ...
This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...
Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjÄbÄ« in ShÄhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...
For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ...
, Ambala (Hindi: अमà¥à¤¬à¤¾à¤²à¤¾, Punjabi ਅੰਬਾਲਾ , Telugu: అంబాల ) is a city and a municipal council in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. ...
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Sirsa is one of the districts of Haryana state, India, and Sirsa town is the district headquarters. ...
Kurukshetra (Hindi: कà¥à¤°à¥à¤•à¥à¤·à¥‡à¤¤à¥à¤°) is the name of a city in the present-day Indian state of Haryana हरियाणा. The name literally means Land of the Kaurava after the Kuru clan. ...
- Doabi (regional language)
The word "Do Aabi" means "the land between to rivers" and this dialects is spoken between the rivers of Beas and Sutlej. It includes Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur districts. Beas is a small town in the Punjab state of India, located between the cities of Amritsar and Jalandhar along the banks of the river Beas. ...
The Sutlej, also known as Satluj, is the longest of the five rivers of Punjab (five waters) that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet near Mount Kailash. ...
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, Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. ...
Saraiki or Multani (also Lahndi by some) and perhaps differs from Punjabi more than any other dialect. Multani becomes more and more different as you move down south, as the influence of Sindhi increases, it is also known as Saraiki there. Saraiki itself is Sindhi word and means northern. See the map of Saraiki language: Saraiki Area's City of Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Dera Ismail Khan, Khanewal, Muzaffargarh, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Layyah and Mianwali. ...
Siraiki (also known as Seraiki, Multani and Southern Punjabi) is an old language or dialect mostly spoken in central Pakistan by approximately 14 million people[1]. It is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Iranian subfamily. ...
Seraiki (Urdu: سراییکی ) is a language mostly spoken in the provinces of Sindh and the Punjab in central Pakistan by about 13. ...
Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjÄbÄ« in ShÄhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...
Siraiki (also known as Seraiki, Multani and Southern Punjabi) is an old language or dialect mostly spoken in central Pakistan by approximately 14 million people[1]. It is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Iranian subfamily. ...
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SindhÄ« (سنڌي, सिनà¥à¤§à¥€) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
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Multan shown on a 1669 world map (Urdu: ملتان) is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. ...
Bahawal Pur (also Bhawalpur or Bhawulpore) (Urdu: بÛاولپور ) is a city of (1998 pop. ...
Rahi Yar Khan or Rahimyar Khan (Urdu: ) is a city in the south of Punjab province in Pakistan. ...
Rajanpur, 29:06N, 70:19E, is a city and the headquarters of the Rajanpur district and tahsil in the extreme southwest part of Punjab, Pakistan. ...
Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ÚˆÛŒØ±Û ØºØ§Ø²ÛŒ خان ) is located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. ...
Bhakkar (Urdu: بھکر, Seraiki: بکھر) is city in Bhakkar District, Punjab, Pakistan. ...
Dera Ismail Khan (Urdu: ÚˆÛŒØ±Û Ø§Ø³Ù…Ø§ عیل خان) is a city in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ...
Khanewal (Urdu: خانیوال) is a district in the province of Punjab Pakistan. ...
Muzaffargarh (Urdu: مظÙر Ú¯Ú‘Ú¾ ) is a town in southwestern Punjab, Pakistan located on the bank of the Chenab River, it is the chief city of Muzaffargarh District. ...
Sukkur (Urdu:سکر, Sindhi: سکھر) is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River (Pakistan) in Sukkur District. ...
Jacobabad is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan, crossed by the Pakistan Western Railway and many main roads of the province. ...
Layyah (Urdu: Ù„ÛŒÛ ) is a city located in Layyah District, Punjab, Pakistan. ...
Mianwali (Urdu: میانوالی,Hindi: मियांवाली) is the capital city of Mianwali District in the north-west of Punjab province, Pakistan. ...
Pashto (provincial language) Pashto (پشتو) is spoken as a first language by 15% of Pakistanis, mostly in the North-West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and in Balochistan as well as by immigrants to the eastern provinces who are often not counted due to census irregularities. Additionally, Afghan refugees are often outside the census count, but appear to be largely Pashto speakers from Afghanistan. Pashto speakers are almost 15.42% of Pakistan's population and more than 50% in Afghanistan. Pashto has no written literary traditions although it has a rich oral tradition. There are two major dialect patterns within which the various individual dialects may be classified; these are Pakhto, which is the northern (Peshawar) variety, and the softer Pashto spoken in southern areas. Khushal Khan Khatak (1613–1689) and Rehman Baba (1633–1708) were two important poets in the Pashto language. Pashto (‎, IPA: also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu or Pushtoo) is a language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ...
The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: Å›imÄl maÄ¡ribÄ« sarhadÄ« sÅ«ba شمال مغربی سرØدی صوبÛ) is the smallest of the four main provinces of Pakistan. ...
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are areas of Pakistan outside any of the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 mi²). Neighbouring regions are: Afghanistan to the west with the border marked by the Durand Line, the North-West Frontier to the north, the Punjab...
Balochistan, or Ballsforchinstan, Balochi, Pashto, Urdu: بلوچستان) is a province in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area. ...
Pashto (پښتو; also known as Afghan, Pushto, Pashto, Pashtoe, Pashtu, and Pukhto) is the language spoken by the ethnic Afghan otherwise known as the Pashtun people who inhabit Afghanistan and the Western provinces of Pakistan. ...
Oral tradition or oral culture is a way of transmitting history, literature or law from one generation to the next in a civilization without a writing system. ...
(Urdu: پشاور; Pashto: پښور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. ...
Khushal Khan Khattak (1613 - 1690) wrote in Pashtu during the reign of the Mughal (Mongol) emperors in the seventeenth century. ...
Pashto (‎, IPA: also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu or Pushtoo) is a language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ...
Sindhi (provincial language) Sindhi (شندحی) is spoken as a first language by 14% of Pakistanis, in Sindh and parts of Balochistan. Sindhi has very rich literature and is used in schools. Sindhi language contains Arabic words and is affected by Arabic language to a great extent. The reason being Arab ruled Sindh for more than 150 years. Muhammad bin Qasim entered Sindh and conquered it in 712 AD. He remained here for three years and set up Arabic rule in the area. According to historians, the social fabric of Sindh comprises elements of Arabic society. Sindhi is spoken in Pakistan and is also one of the constitutional languages of India. It is spoken by about 20 million people in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh, and by about 2½ million more across the border in India. In Pakistan it is written in the Arabic script with several additional letters to accommodate special sounds. The largest Sindhi-speaking city is Hyderabad, Pakistan. SindhÄ« (سنڌي, सिनà¥à¤§à¥€) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
Sindh (Sindhī: سنڌ, Urdū: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. ...
Balochistan, or Ballsforchinstan, Balochi, Pashto, Urdu: بلوچستان) is a province in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area. ...
Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi (Arabic: Ù…Øمد بن قاسم) (c. ...
The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing the Arabic language, which is the language of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. ...
Hyderabad or HaidarÄbÄd (Urdu/Sindhi: Øيدر آباد) is located in the Sindh province of Pakistan (formerly known as Neroon Kot نيرÙون ڪوٽ). Formerly the capital of Sindh and known as the city of perfumes, it is now a regional headquarter of the district of Hyderabad. ...
Sindhi literature is also spiritual in nature and Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689–1752) was one of its legendary poets who wrote Sassi Punnun, Umar Marvi in his famous book "Shah Jo Risalo". To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689-1752)(Sindhi:شاھ عبدالطي٠ڀٽائيÙ), was a Sufi scholar and saint, and is considered as the greatest poet of the Sindhi language. ...
Sassi Punnun (or Sassi Panhu) (Sindhi: سسي پنھون) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Sindh. ...
Umar Marvi (Sindhi:عمر ماري)is a Sindh love story writtne in Shah Jo Risalo. ...
Shah Jo Risalo is the name of the compiled verses of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a Sindhi Muslim Sufi poet of Sindh, Pakistan. ...
Saraiki (regional language) Saraiki is Somewhat related to Sindhi (See Classification, below) Spoken as a first language by 19% of Pakistanis, mostly in southern districts of Punjab (see Saraikis). Actually there is no acceptable survey but there are different claims from the different communities of Pakistan. This problem occur because different communities have different interests. There are the claims of 11%,19%,26% and 30%. There are two many areas in pakistan where the laguage of people is considerd as saraiki all over in Pakistan But they treated as Punjabi Dialected and count in it. Saraiki also make a party for there rights in Pakistan Which named Saraiki Sooba Movement (Movement of Saraiki Province). Which is led by Baristar Taaj Muhammad Lunga. and they claim 3 out of 8 divisions of Punjab involved Bahawalpur, Multan, Dera Gazi Khan, and district Mianwaali and Bhakar. These areas produced Approx. 50% Production, 50 % area and 37% population of the whole Punjab. Sarakis are also present as a max community in Dera Ismaail Khan, the division of N.W.F.P. and as a minor community in sindh and other divisions of N.W.F.P and Balochistan. A Main Dialect of Saraiki is Riasti(Bahawalpuri]. ...
SindhÄ« (سنڌي, सिनà¥à¤§à¥€) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
This article is about the Pakistani province. ...
Balochi (provincial language) Balochi (بلوچی) is spoken as a first language by 4% of Pakistanis, mostly in Balochistan, Sindh and southern Punjab and is very close to the Persian language. The name Baluchi or Balochi is not found before the 10th century. It is believed that the language was brought to its present location in a series of migrations from Northern Iran, near the Caspian Shores. Rakshani is the major dialect group in terms of numbers. Sarhaddi, is a sub-dialect of Rakshani. Other sub-dialects are qalati, Chagai-kharani, Panjguri. Eastern Hill Baluchi or Northern Baluchi is very different from the rest. Balochi (also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. ...
Balochistan, or Ballsforchinstan, Balochi, Pashto, Urdu: بلوچستان) is a province in Pakistan, the largest in the country by geographical area. ...
Sindh (Sindhī: سنڌ, Urdū: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. ...
This article is about the Pakistani province. ...
Farsi redirects here. ...
Northern Iran includes the Southern Caspian regions of Iran, and represents Hyrcania: Gilan and Mazandaran, Gorgan and to some extend Golestan (former East Mazenderan). ...
For Caspian Sea, go to: Caspian Sea CASPIAN Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (CASPIAN) is a national grass-roots consumer group dedicated to fighting supermarket loyalty or frequent shopper cards. ...
Minor Languages
Gujarati (regional language) Gujarati is spoken by 100,000 Pakistani citizens who originate from Gujarat in India and reside in Sindh. All Parsi (5,000), many Ismaili Muslims, and many Hindus (10,000 to 100,000) speak Gujarati. Many Parsi and Ismailis are literate in Gujarati. Gujarati (ગà«àªœàª°àª¾àª¤à«€ GujÇŽrÄtÄ«; also known as Gujerati, Gujarathi, Guzratee, and Guujaratee[3]) is an Indo-Aryan language descending from Sanskrit, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. ...
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Memoni/Kutchi Memoni/Kutchi is spoken by over 500,000 Pakistani citizens who originate from Kathiawad and Kutch from Gujarat India after the partition. Most reside in Karachi area, an important business community consist of merchants and traders, industrialist professional and managers and generally holds white collar jobs. They share a common tongue, which is a mixture of Sindhi, Kutchi,Urdu and Gujarati languages. Memoni ia an Indo-European language, of the Indo-Aryan family. ...
The Kutchi language originates from Kutch, India. ...
Kathiawar in between Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambat. ...
Kutch (Kuchchh) District, State of Gujarat Kutch (also spelled Cutch, Kachh, Kachch and even Kachchh) is a district of Gujarat state in western India. ...
(Sindhi: , Urdu: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ...
Other languages Numerous other languages are spoken by relatively small numbers of people, especially in some of the more remote and isolated places in, for example, the Northern Areas of Pakistan [1]. These include: The Northern Areas (Urdu: شمالی علاقے ) or Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ...
- Burushaski - spoken in Hunza
- Shina - spoken in Gilgit District
- Khowar - spoken in Chitral
- Gawri - spoken in Swat and Upper Dir
- Kalash - spoken in the Kalash valleys
Burushaski (Other names are Burushaski, Brushas, Brushias) is a language isolate spoken by some 50,000_60,000 people in the Hunza, Nagir, Yasin, and some parts of Gilgit valleys in northern Pakistan. ...
This page is about the town of Hunza in northern areas of Pakistan. ...
Shina can refer to: Shina (word), a Japanese term for China that is considered offensive by the Chinese. ...
Gilgit District is bounded by Wakhan Corridor (Afghanistan) in the north, Xinjiang (China) in the north / northeast, Skardu District in the south / southeast. ...
Khowar is classified as a Dardic language. ...
Chitral is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Chitral. ...
Swat (Pashto/Urdu: سوات) is a valley and a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...
Upper Dir is an area in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...
Kalash or Kalasha (also known as Kalasha-mun) is an Indo-European language in the Indo-Iranian branch, further classified as a Dardic language in the Chitral Group. ...
For other uses, see Kalash (disambiguation). ...
Classification
Indo-Aryan Nearly all of Pakistan's languages are Indo-European languages. About 80%[citation needed] of them are Indo-Aryan languages.
Lahnda dialects Punjabi, Hindko and Saraiki, all mutually intelligible, are classified by linguists as dialects of Lahnda [2], also spelled as Lehnda. These are also, to a lesser extent, mutually intelligible with Urdu. Added together, speakers of these mutually-intelligible languages make up nearly two-thirds of Pakistan's population. Saraiki also is similar to the Sindhi language. It has been suggested that Hindku be merged into this article or section. ...
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A pair of languages is said to be mutually intelligible if speakers of one language can readily understand the other language. ...
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The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ...
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SindhÄ« (سنڌي, सिनà¥à¤§à¥€) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
Iranian family of languages Pashto and Balochi are classified as members of the Iranian family of languages. [3] If combined, Iranian peoples who speak Pashto, Balochi, Dari (Afghan refugees speak both Pashto and the Afghan-Persian dialect of Dari), Persian, and Wakhi comprise over 20% of the population of Pakistan. Persian was the official language of South Asian Muslim states particularly in the Pakistan region for centuries before the British colonial rule. It is taught and understood in many schools in Pakistan. Pashto (‎, IPA: also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu or Pushtoo) is a language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ...
Balochi (also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. ...
Language(s) Persian, Kurdish, Pashto, Balouchi, Ossetian and various other Iranian languages. ...
Pashto (‎, IPA: also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu or Pushtoo) is a language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ...
Balochi (also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. ...
The term Dari derives from Fârsi-e Darbâri which means Persian of the (royal) courts. It developed at the royal courts of the Samanids (980 AD) in Central Asia and became the major language of Persia. ...
Pashto (‎, IPA: also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu or Pushtoo) is a language spoken by Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ...
Farsi redirects here. ...
The Wakhi Tajiki language is an Iranian language in the subbranch of Southeastern Iranian languages (see Pamir languages). ...
Farsi redirects here. ...
Anthem God Save The King The British Indian Empire, 1909 Capital Calcutta (1858 - 1912) New Delhi (1912 - 1947) Language(s) Hindustani, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India - 1858-1901 Victoria¹ - 1901-1910 Edward VII - 1910-1936 George V - 1936 Edward VIII - 1936-1947 George VI Viceroy² - 1858...
Dravidian Brahui belongs to the Dravidian language family. Brahui is a minor language of the Eastern province of Balochistan inhabitied by the Brahui. Brahui is heavily influenced by Baluchi and Sindhi, languages in which many Brahui speakers are necessarily bilingual. Brahui now has rather fewer inherited Dravidian words in its lexicon and is gradually incorporating more Urdu, Balochi and even Pashto. The Brahui (بروÛÛŒ) or Bravi (براوÙ) language, spoken by the Brahui, is mainly spoken in Balochistan, Pakistan, although it is also spoken in Afghanistan and Iran. ...
The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, and eastern and central India. ...
Brahui may refer to: The Brahui language The Brahui people This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
When referring to central asian peoples, Baluchi is an alernative spalling of Balochi (qv). ...
SindhÄ« (سنڌي, सिनà¥à¤§à¥€) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia, which is now a province of Pakistan. ...
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