Dhani dialect

Dhani or Dhanni (دھنّی; pronounced [ˈd̥ə˥˩n.niː])[1] is a western dialect of the Punjabi language spoken in the southern region of the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan.

Its name is derived from Dhan valley, located 35 km away from Rawalpindi.

[2] It has many subdialects including Sohāī̃ (سوہائیِں), spoken west of the Soan River, in the tehsils of Fateh Jang and Pindi Gheb in Attock District.

Grierson in his Linguistic Survey of India called this group North-Western Lahnda.

Lahndi Phonology, with Special Reference to Awánkárí.

Map of Punjabi dialects and languages, including Dhani in the north-west