Lahnda () also known as Lahndi or Western Punjabi, is a group of north-western Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.The main Lahnda languages are Saraiki, Hindko and Pahari/Pothwari. They are spoken in large parts of Pakistani Punjab, in some areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkwa province (especially Hazara), throughout Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir and in the western parts of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Terms like Lahnda or Western Punjabi are exonyms employed by linguists, and are not used by the speakers themselves. The validity of Lahnda as a genetic grouping has not been established.
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