Derawali dialect

Ḍerāwālī (ڈیرا والی) is a Western Punjabi dialect of the Saraiki language in the Derajat region region of central Pakistan. In Dera Ismail Khan District, Derawali is the local name of the Thali dialect, whereas in Dera Ghazi Khan District, it refers to the Multani dialect. In both cases, the dialect in question is also referred to as Hindkī (which is not to be confused with the Hindko spoken up north).[1]

Dialects of Lahnda (Western Punjabi)
Punjabi dialects and varieties

References
  1. Masica, Colin P. (1991). The Indo-Aryan languages. Cambridge language surveys. Cambridge University Press. pp. 19, 426. ISBN 978-0-521-23420-7.
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