Riasti dialect

Riasti, Bhawalpuri or Choolistani is a Lahnda (Western Punjabi) dialect spoken in a wide area in Pakistani Punjab on the banks of the river Sutlej and in the Cholistan Desert. Its name is derived from Riast (State) of Bahawalpur.

Riyasati dialect
Native toPakistan
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologbaha1254
Punjabi–dialects

Sub-dialects of Riasti

  • Bhawalpuri
  • Choolistani

Dialect speaking areas

These 3 districts speak this dialect cluster:

See also

References

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