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5 unusual facts about Saraiki


Bahawalpur Tehsil

Saraiki is the most spoken language in bahawalpur Punjabi is also spoken on a large number and 2nd after the saraiki in bahawalpur is the most spoken language.

Fazilka

The Fazilians have ethnic groups hailing from Southern Punjab,Saraiki, Rajasthan, Malwa, and Sahiwal with their own specific dialects.

Saraiki and Lehndi, spoken by Rai Sikhs, Kambojas and migrants from Sahiwal (Pakistan)

Khwaja Ghulam Farid

He mastered Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi, Sindhi, and Braj Bhasha, and also wrote poems in Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu, Sindhi, Persian, and Braj Bhasha.

Thal Desert

The local language of Thal Desert is the Saraiki also known as Thalochi dialect of Saraiki Language.


Sachal Sarmast

Sachal's poetical works are sung by local singers in Sindhi and Saraiki - his shrine is in village Daraza, near Ranipur, Khairpur District, Pakistan.

Saraikistan

The Saraikistan Movement or Saraiki Movement is an affiliation of Punjabi political parties, politicians and groups in South Punjab, aiming to establish a separate province for Saraiki ethnicity within Pakistan - there are no secessionist undertones to the movement.

Yuri Andreyevich Smirnov

Dr Smirnov is considered to be a specialist in Saraiki, ‘Dogri, Punjabi and Rajasthani languages.


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