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Poadhi (Punjabi: ਪੁਆਧੀ; IAST: ) is a dialect of the Punjabi language primarily spoken in the Poadh region of Punjab. The dialect is spoken between the Sutlej and Ghaggar river basins in the present day states of Punjab and Haryana, and the union territory of Chandigarh.

Poadh extends from Rupnagar near Satluj up to the Ghaggar river and its tributaries, Markanda and Som in the east, which lie in northern Haryana up to Kala Amb in Nahan district of Himachal Pradesh.

To the west it extends into the Powadh tract of Ludhiana where the westernmost spoken varieties of the Poadhi dielect form a continuum with Malwai. Pwadhi's western boundary also extends into Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala districts and its influence is observed in the southwest in the adjacent areas of Kaithal and Kurukshetra districts up to northern areas of Jind distinct such as Ujhana and Dhamtan Sahib and its westernmost boundary extends into parts of Fatehabad district of Haryana.

The language is spoken over a large area in present Punjab as well as Haryana. Pwadhi is also spoken in other areas: Kharar, Kurali, Ropar, Morinda, Chandigarh, Pail, Rajpura, Samrala in Punjab as well as Ambala, Naraingarh, Sadaura, Panchkula, Shahabad, Barara, Thana Chappar, Mustafabad, Haryana, Pehowa, North of Kaithal and Tohana etc. in Haryana.

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Vocabulary

The Poadhi dialect has many words that differ from other dialects of Punjabi.

Examples

See also

• Pwadh region

• Pwadh region
• Languages of India
• List of Indian languages by total speakers
• Languages of Pakistan
• List of Punjabi television channels

References

1. Punjabi University, Patiala.
2. Punjab District Gazetteers: Patiala

• Languages of India
• Punjabi dialects