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[[File:Languages and Dialects of Lahnda.png|thumb|400x400px|Dialects of Saraiki and Varieties of Lahnda]]
[[File:Dialects Of Punjabi.jpg|thumb|Map of the dialects of the Punjabi language]]
'''Riasti''', '''Bhawalpuri''' or '''Cholistani''' is a [[Saraiki dialect|dialect of Saraiki]] language, spoken in [[Bahawalpur district|Bahawalpur]] and [[Rahim Yar Khan District|Rahim Yar Khan]] districts, located on the banks of the river [[Sutlej]] and in the [[Cholistan Desert]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. Its name is derived from the {{lang|pa|riast}} ('state') of [[Bahawalpur State|Bahawalpur]].
'''Riasti''', also known as '''Bhawalpuri''' or '''Cholistani''', is a [[Lahnda|western dialect]] of the [[Punjabi language]], classified within its [[Saraiki language|Saraiki variety]], spoken in parts of [[Bahawalpur district|Bahawalpur]] and [[Rahim Yar Khan District|Rahim Yar Khan]] districts, located on the eastern banks of the river [[Sutlej]] and along the [[Cholistan Desert]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. Its name is derived from the {{lang|pa|riāsat}} ('state') of [[Bahawalpur State|Bahawalpur]].


The form of Riasti spoken in urban [[Bahawalpur]] is referred to as "Bhawalpuri". While, the forms spoken in the [[Cholistan Desert]] are referred to as "Cholistani".
==Sub-dialects of Riasti==
*Bhawalpuri
*Choolistani


==Dialect speaking areas==
==Dialect speaking areas==

Revision as of 05:17, 25 June 2024

Riasti
  • Cholistani
  • Bahawalpuri
Native toPakistan
Language codes
ISO 639-3-
Glottologbaha1254
Map of the dialects of the Punjabi language

Riasti, also known as Bhawalpuri or Cholistani, is a western dialect of the Punjabi language, classified within its Saraiki variety, spoken in parts of Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts, located on the eastern banks of the river Sutlej and along the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan. Its name is derived from the riāsat ('state') of Bahawalpur.

The form of Riasti spoken in urban Bahawalpur is referred to as "Bhawalpuri". While, the forms spoken in the Cholistan Desert are referred to as "Cholistani".

Dialect speaking areas

These 3 districts speak this dialect cluster:

See also

References