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Riasti, Bhawalpuri or Choolistani is a Saraiki dialect spoken in a wide area in Pakistani Punjab on the banks of the river Sutlej and in the Cholistan Desert. Its name is derived from the riast ('state') of Bahawalpur.

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

Sub-dialects of Riasti

• Bhawalpuri
• Choolistani

Dialect speaking areas

These 3 districts speak this dialect cluster:

• Bahawalpur District
• Rahim Yar Khan District
• Lodhran District

See also

• Thali dialect
• Cholistan Desert
• Rahim Yar Khan District
• Lodhran District

References

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