Abstract
Saraiki language, which has acquired this specific name not very long ago, is the mother tongue of the people of south Punjab. Starting from about the conflux of river Jehlum and Chenab and extending almost perpendicularly on the right to Dera Ismail Khan and on the left to Bahwalnagar, its domain extends upto the boundaries of Sindh and Baluchistan. “The area where the language is spoken lies in the central part of Pakistan, on either side of the river Indus, including the lower reaches of Chenab and Sutlej. This corresponds to the southwestern part of the Punjab Province and the adjacent area.”1
Punjab province is a vast and multi-linguistic region, over here Punjabi is the most commonly spoken language over a vast area, however high disparity exists in the local dialects. In the northern region it is pronounced in a typical as well as Hindko pronunciation in Potohari style. While in the central Punjab, pure Punjabi is spoken with varying pronunciation. In southern and southwestern Punjab, Saraiki is the most common language.2 Urdu however, is the lingua franca for various ethnic groups residing in different areas of the Province, it is also the medium of instructions throughout the Province at school level being the national language.
Dr. Umbreen Javaid. (2004) SARAIKI POLITICAL MOVEMENT: ITS IMPACT IN SOUTH PUNJAB , Journal of Research ( Humanities), Vol XL, Issue 1.
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