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Languages of Pakistan

Punjabi, Saraiki, Pashtu, Sindhi,Hindko, Balochi and Brahui are important  languages of Pakistan.


Punjabi: Majhi spoken in Lahore, Gujranwala and Sialkot is called Punjabi. In India  AmritsarTarn Taran Sahib, and Gurdaspur Districts of the State of Punjab Majhi is also spoken.  Doabi, Pwadhi and Malwi dialects  of Punjabi are spoken in India . Only half area of Majhi speaking is related to Pakistan,

Saraiki: Standard Saraiki , Ubhechari Saraiki ( Jhang,  cheniot, Sahiwal, Kamalia. Pindi Bhattian, Mandi Bahaudin,  Okara, Bahawalnagar), Sindhi Saraiki (Jaffarabad, Naseerabad, Jhalmagsi, Ghotki, Kashmore, Jackabad) are saraiki.

Pashtu: Pashtu of Peshawer, Bannuchi and Quetta  pashtu are Pashtu languages.  


Sindhi: Sindhi is spoken in Sindh.

Balochi: Eastern Balochi [bgp] in Northeast Balochistan Province, northwest Sindh, southwest Punjab, Southern Balochi [bcc] in South Balochistan, south Sindh, Karachi, Western Balochi [bgn] in Northwest Baluchistan Province. are Balochi language.

Hindko: Northern Hindko [hno] Hazara division, Mansehra and Abbotabad districts, Indus and Kaghan valleys and Indus valley tributaries, Southern Hindko [hnd] Punjab Province, Attock district, to south Hazara division, NWFP; Kohat and Peshawar districts and Pothohari [phr] Pahari: Rawalpindi, Murree Hills, and east in Azad Kashmir (Poonchi (Punchhi) and Chibhali); north in the lower half of the Neelum Valley. Potwari: Pothwar Plateau, from Rawalpindi to Gujar Khan and south to Jhelum. Mirpuri: southern Azad Kashmir.

 

Brahui:  [brh] South central, Quetta and Kalat region, east Baluchistan and Sind provinces. Also in   4,000,000 in Pakistan (2011). Population total all countries: 4,220,000 Alternate Names: Birahui, Brahuidi, Brahuigi, Kur Galli Dialects: Jharawan, Kalat, Sarawan. Kalat is standard dialect, Jharawan is lowland. 


Shina, Khowar, Gojri, Kashmiri , Bagri, Balti, Dari, Dhatki, Hazargi, Jadgali, Indus kohistani, Koli Kachi, Parkrai koli, Marwari are Pakistani  languges having papulation ranging 100,000 to 500,000.

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