Saraiki is an old language spoken in central Pakistan. It is supposed that it is an Indo-Aryan language, although this is disputed. Now it is being said that its origin is in Austro-Asiatic group of languages, and its base is in proto-Mundari language which is spoken in east India. There are several common words of Mundari and other Munda languages in Siraiki language The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ... The Mundari language is a member of the Munda language family group which includes the Austro-Asiatic language group, closely related to Santali. ... Munda Languages are spoken in north east India. ...
Siraiki was called several names some times ago, including Multani, Lahnda, Bahawalpuri, Jatki, Jagdali, etc.
Siraiki is an old language mostly spoken in central Pakistan.
It is supposed that it is an Indo-Aryan language, although this is disputed.
Another view about Seraiki language,that it is based on Mudari language(Munda family)Austraisin group Siraiki is an old language of Indus valley,now spoken in centeral Pakistan.It is presumed that this language is an Indo-iranian language related with Aryan languages family.
For a variety of reasons, Siraiki has never been the language of the literate, political, and religious elite and priesthood who, since they were often foreigners, at various times, chose the so called classical languages such as Sanskrit, Arabic, Farsi, and later on, English and Urdu as their mode of written communication.
Siraiki is an Indo-Hittite, and therefore an Indo-European language, with its original pre- Islamic word-hoard deriving largely from the three stages of Vedic.
Siraiki 'marsia', recited in a combination of verse and poetic prose, is so popular that its professional and semi-professional reciters are in great demand in all parts of Pakistan during the month of Muharam.
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