Rangri dialect (Haryanvi) explained

Rangri dialect (Haryanvi) should not be confused with Rangri dialect (Malvi).

Rangri
States:Pakistan
Region:Punjab
Ethnicity:Ranghar (Muhajirs)
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Indo-Aryan
Fam4:Central zone
Fam5:Haryanvi
Script:Shahmukhi
Isoexception:dialect
Glotto:hary1238
Glottorefname:Haryanvi

Rangri (also spelt Ranghri) is a dialect of the Haryanvi language[1] spoken by Ranghar Rajpoot Muslim Muhajirs in Pakistani Punjab and small areas in Sindh.[2] It is still spoken in Haryana, India (as Puadhi, Haryanvi), but in Pakistan it is called Rangri because of its close association with Muslims Rajpoot Ranghar communities and also because it is mainly spoken by them.[3] It is spoken primarily in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Bhakkar, Bahawalnagar, Khanpur, Okara, Layyah, Vehari, Sahiwal, Phularwan, and Multan as well as Mirpur Khas and Nawabshah, Naushahro Feroze, Sanghar.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ranghar . 9786134766029 . Surhone . Lambert M. . Tennoe . Mariam T. . Henssonow . Susan F. . 11 January 2011 . VDM .
  2. Web site: Punjabi Think Tank: Ranghari Speakers from Haryana . 24 June 2020 .
  3. https://kjlr.pk/index.php/kjlr/article/download/148/86