Siraiki (Sindhi dialect)

Sindhi Siraiki also called Ubheji, Siroli and Sireli is a dialect of the Sindhi language spoken in the Siro region of Sindh. Inhabitants of this 'Siro'^[a] region are called Sirai.^[2]^[3]^[4] Siraiki in Upper Sindh is not to be confused with the Punjabic language sharing a similar name.^[5]

Etymology

In Sindhī, the word siru means 'head.' From it is derived sirō, the extremity of anything, and, hence, the upper part of Sindh, from the northern frontier down to, say, the 27th degree of north latitude, about midway between Larkana and Sehwan. From this, again, is derived the adjective sirāikō, of or belonging to Upper Sindh or the Sirō.^[6] The word "Siraiki" means "northern speech" and is derived from Sindhi language.^[7]

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