Siraiki (Sindhi dialect)
Siraiki also called Ubheji, Siroli, Sireli is a dialect of Sindhi language.[1][2] Spoken by some Sindhi people of Sindh. Siraiki word is derived from two Sindhi words one "Siro/Sero" meaning name for region (Sauvira) in ancient Sindh, and "Ki" meaning of/Belonging to.[3][4][5] other names also have the same meaning. The people of Siro region are called Sirai/Serai.
References
- ↑ "Linguistic Survey of India". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ↑ iaoj (2016-11-30). "Dialects of Sindhi language". Indus Asia Online Journal (Click here to go to home page). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ↑ "Siraiki language | History, Dialects & Writing System | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
the word Siraiki originally a Sindhi term meaning "the language of the north (siro)
- ↑ Simpson, Andrew, ed. (2007). Language and national identity in Asia. Oxford linguistics. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-922648-1.
- ↑ Masica, Colin P. (1993). The Indo-Aryan languages. Cambridge language surveys. Cambridge University Press (1. paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-23420-7.