10 Facts About Saraiki language

Saraiki language has partial mutual intelligibility with Standard Punjabi, and it shares with it a large portion of its vocabulary and morphology.

Saraiki language identity arose in the 1960s, encompassing more narrow local earlier identities, and distinguishing itself from broader ones like that of Punjabi.

Saraiki language'storical inventory of names for the dialects now called Saraiki is a confusion of overlapping or conflicting ethnic, local, and regional designations.

One historical name for Saraiki language, Jatki, means "of the Jatts", a northern South Asian ethnic group.

Conversely, several Saraiki language dialects have multiple names corresponding to different locales or demographic groups.

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Provinces in Pakistan are divided into districts, and sources on "Saraiki language" often describe the territory of a dialect or dialect group according to the districts.

Saraiki language was considered a dialect of Punjabi by most British colonial administrators, and is still seen as such by many Punjabis.

However, these are not representative of the actual numbers, as the speakers will often refer to their Saraiki language using narrower dialect or regional labels, or alternatively identify with the bigger Saraiki language communities, like those of Punjabi, Hindi or Urdu.

Saraiki language is taught as a subject in schools and colleges at higher secondary, intermediate and degree level.

Famous singers who have performed in Saraiki language include Attaullah Khan Essa Khailwi, Pathanay Khan, Abida Parveen, Ustad Muhammad Juman, Mansoor Malangi, Talib Hussain Dard, Kamal Mahsud, and The Sketches.