Lahndi

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Lahndi is an Indo-Aryan language (or group of dialects) spoken primarily in western parts of Pakistan, often considered a dialect continuum between Punjabi and Sindhi.

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Lahndi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
dialect continuum
geographicDistribution northern Sindh region
southern Punjab region
western Punjab region
glottologCode lahn1241
hasAlternativeName Lahnda
Lahndi languages
Western Punjabi
linked to: Pahari-Pothwari
hasDialect Awankari
Chacchi
Derawali
Ghebi
Hindko
Jandali
Jatki
Khetrani
Multani
Pahari-Pothwari
Pothohari
Saraiki
Shapuri
Thali
hasLinguisticFeature SOV word order
aspirated stops
ergative alignment in past tenses
grammatical gender
postpositions instead of prepositions
retroflex consonants
rich case system
tonal contrasts in some dialects
isConsidered dialect of Punjabi
dialect of Sindhi
separate language group
ISO639_3Code lah
languageFamily Indo-Aryan
neighboringLanguage Balochi
Punjabi
Sindhi
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
partOf Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
spokenIn Pakistan
Punjab, Pakistan
Sindh, Pakistan
linked to: Sindh

western Pakistan
subclassOf Northwestern Indo-Aryan language
usedAs vernacular language in rural western Pakistan
writingSystem Shahmukhi script

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Lahnda hasAlternativeName Lahndi