Saraiki
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Saraiki may refer to:
- Saraiki peopleSaraiki peopleThe Saraiki people or Multani people are an ethnic group from the central and south-eastern areas of Pakistan, especially the former princely state of Bahawalpur and the districts of Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh,...
, an ethnic group of central Pakistan - Saraiki languageSaraiki languageSaraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...
, the language spoken by that ethnic group - Saraiki cultureSaraiki cultureSaraiki culture is the culture of the Saraiki speaking people residing in Pakistan and outside Pakistan. The region where Saraiki is spoken in Pakistan is part of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and has been centre of culture and trade in Indian Sub-continent...
, the culture of that ethnic group - Saraiki literature, literature in the Saraiki language
- Saraiki nationalismSaraiki nationalismSaraiki nationalist movement refers to the efforts to establish a collective identity for the Saraiki linguistic group in the Punjab province of Pakistan and to secure an official status for the language...
, which seeks to establish a separate province in Pakistan - SaraikistanSaraikistan'South Punjab is the southernmost region of Pakistan's Punjab province. The districts of Bahawalpur, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan and D. G. Khan are geographically regarded as components of the region...
, a proposed new province sought by a nationalist movement