Doabi Punjabi | |
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Native to | Doaba, Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab |
Region | Punjab |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | doab1238 |
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Doabi, also known as Bist Doabi or Jalandhari, is an eastern dialect of the Punjabi language. The dialect is named after the region in which it originated, Doaba or Bist Doab,[1] between the Beas and Sutlej. Its occurrence in parts of Pakistani Punjab owes to post-1947 migration of Punjabi Muslim populace from East Punjab. The region it is now spoken includes: the Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Una and Nawanshahr districts of Indian Punjab, including the areas known as the Dona and Manjki; and the Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad districts of Pakistani Punjab; and some areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.[citation needed]
The sub dialects of Doabi include Dona and Manjki.[2]