Awankari dialect
| Awankari | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | avan1234 |
Awankari | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′N 72°10′E / 32.91°N 72.17°E | |
Awankari (Avāṅkārī, Awankari pronunciation: [əʋaːɳkaːɾi]) is a Lahnda dialect spoken primarily in Talagang District, in the north-west of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Awankari, classified by Shackle (1980, p. 485–486) as Hindko, is viewed by its native speakers as (a dialect of) Punjabi. The rest of this article is based entirely on Hardev Bahri's work of the 1930s. It is possible that the geographic extent, the division into sub-dialects, and the linguistic characteristics might have changed since then.