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Riasti, Bhawalpuri or Choolistani is a Western Punjabi ("Lahnda") dialect spoken throughout a widespread area in Pakistani Punjab on the banks of river Sutlej and Choolistan desert. Its name is derived from Riast (State) of Bahawalpur.
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Sub-dialects of Riasti
Dialect speaking areas
These 3 districts speak this dialect cluster:
References
Riasti dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA