Riasti_dialect Knowpia

Riasti dialect
Riasti dialect
Native to	Pakistan
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northwestern Punjabic Lahnda Saraiki Riasti dialect; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	baha1254

Riasti, Bhawalpuri or Cholistani is a dialect of Saraiki language, spoken in Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts, located on the banks of the river Sutlej and in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan. Its name is derived from the riast ('state') of Bahawalpur.

Sub-dialects of Riasti edit

These 3 districts speak this dialect cluster: