Alternate Names: Bahawalpuri, Multani, Riasiti, Saraiki, Siraiki, Southern Panjabi
Dialects: Bahawalpuri (Reasati, Riasati), Derawali, Jangli, Jatki, Multani (Khatki). Dialects blend together into Panjabi east and Sindhi , south. Until recently it was considered a dialect of Panjabi. 80% intelligibility of Dogri ,. Lexical similarity: 85% with Sindhi ,; 68% with Dhatki ,, Od ,, and Sansi ,. A member of macrolanguage Lahnda ,.
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Demographics: 13,900,000 in Pakistan (1998 census). Population total all countries: 13,968,000.
Language Use: Used as L2 by Sansi [ssi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1819.
Writing System: Arabic, Khojki
Nation of Origin: Pakistan
Other Comments: Muslim, Hindu.