Rangri dialect (Haryanvi)

Rangri
Rangri
رنگھری
Native to	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
Ethnicity	Ranghar (Muhajirs)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Central zone Western Hindi Haryanvi Rangri; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Arabic script[citation needed]
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	hary1238

Rangri (also spelt Ranghri) is a dialect of the Haryanvi language^[1] spoken by Ranghar Muhajirs in Pakistani Punjab and small areas in Sindh.^[2] It used to be spoken in Haryana in India, but nowadays it is only spoken in Pakistan.^[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.

References

^ Surhone, Lambert M.; Tennoe, Mariam T.; Henssonow, Susan F. (11 January 2011). Ranghar. VDM. ISBN 9786134766029.
^ "Punjabi Think Tank: Ranghari Speakers from Haryana". 24 June 2020.
^ https://kjlr.pk/index.php/kjlr/article/download/148/86 ^{[bare URL]}