1. Classification

2. Dialect speaking areas

3. References

4. Bibliography

5. Further reading

Dhani, or Dhanni,{{sfn|Shackle|1980|p=484}} is a group of Western Punjabi dialects spoken in parts of Rawalpindi Division (Pothohar) of Pakistani Punjab. They are spoken throughout a widespread area, including Chakwal^[1] and Jhelum Districts, as well as in neighbouring Attock District.

Its name is derived from Dhan valley where its spoken.{{citation needed| date = October 2016}} The closely related dialect Sohāī̃ is spoken in the Fateh Jang Tehsil of Attock District.{{sfn|Shackle|1980|p=484}}

Classification

In the 1920s G.A. Grierson in his Linguistic Survey of India called this group North-Western Lahnda.{{sfn|Shackle|1980|p=484}}

Dialect speaking areas

Chakwal district of Punjab Province of Pakistan and neighboring districts speak this dialect.

• Chakwal District
• Jhelum District (in southern parts){{citation needed| date = October 2016}}
• Attock District (in southern parts)

References

Bibliography

• {{Cite journal| last = Shackle| first = Christopher| author-link = Christopher Shackle| date = 1980| doi = 10.1017/S0041977X00137401| issn = 0041-977X| volume = 43| issue = 3| pages = 482| | title = Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar| journal = Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies| url = http://www.journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0041977X00137401| ref = harv}}

Further reading

• {{cite book| last = A'van| first = Anvar Beg| date = 1968| title = Dhannī adab o saqafāt| location = Chakwal}}

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