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Dhani dialect
| Dhani | |
|---|---|
| دھنّی | |
| Pronunciation | [təˈni] |
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Rawalpindi Division |
| Ethnicity | Punjabis |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | dhan1272 |
Dhani or Dhanni (دھنّی; pronounced [ˈd̥ə˥˩n.niː])[1] is a western dialect of the Punjabi language spoken in the southern region of the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan. It is predominantly spoken in the Chakwal and Talagang districts; as well as in the southern portions of Attock and Jhelum districts. Its name is derived from Dhan valley, located 35 km away from Rawalpindi.[2] It has many subdialects including Sohāī̃ (سوہائیِں), spoken west of the Soan River, in the tehsils of Fateh Jang and Pindi Gheb in Attock District.[1]
- ^ a b Shackle 1980, p. 484.
- ^ Hasan, Wasim (2022). A Morphosyntactic Description of Dhani (Thesis). University of Management & Technology, Lahore.
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