Saraiki

Indo-Aryan language spoken in Pakistan
Intangible natural_language Q33902
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Saraiki

Summary

Saraiki is a natural language[1]. Saraiki draws 821 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #153 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saraiki is in the country of India[3].
  • Saraiki is in the country of Pakistan[4].
  • Saraiki is in the country of United Arab Emirates[5].
  • Saraiki is in the country of Saudi Arabia[6].
  • Saraiki's instance of is recorded as natural language[7].
  • Saraiki's instance of is recorded as modern language[8].
  • Saraiki's instance of is recorded as dialect continuum[9].
  • Saraiki's instance of is recorded as geolect[10].
  • Saraiki's instance of is recorded as ethnolect[11].
  • Saraiki is a type of Punjabi dialects and languages[12].
  • Saraiki's writing system is recorded as Saraiki Shahmukhi[13].
  • Saraiki's writing system is recorded as Multani[14].
  • Saraiki's writing system is recorded as Langdi[15].
  • Saraiki's writing system is recorded as Gurmukhi[16].
  • Saraiki's writing system is recorded as Devanagari[17].
  • Saraiki's Wikimedia language code is recorded as skr[18].
  • Saraiki comprises Derawali[19].
  • Saraiki comprises Multani[20].
  • Saraiki comprises Khetrani[21].
  • Saraiki comprises Jatki[22].
  • Saraiki's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.6, 'lon': 69.7}[23].
  • Saraiki's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saraiki language[24].
  • Saraiki's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+20009000'}[25].
  • Saraiki's partially coincident with is recorded as Lehndi[26].
  • Saraiki's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'skr', 'text': 'سرائیکی'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[7], modern language[8], dialect continuum[9], geolect[10], and ethnolect[11]. Saraiki is a type of Punjabi dialects and languages[12].

Use and Application

Components include Derawali[19], a dialect group[28]; Multani[20], a dialect[29], in Pakistan[30]; Khetrani[21], a natural language[31], in Pakistan[32]; and Jatki[22].

Why It Matters

Saraiki draws 821 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #153 of 734).[2] Saraiki has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Saraiki is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Derawali, Multani, Khetrani +1
    Subclass of
    Has parts
    Country India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates +1
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534574405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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