Saraiki people

Saraikis
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan	19,000,000
India	0[citation needed]
Languages
	Punjabi (Saraiki)
Religion
	Islam; minority practice Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
	Other Punjabi subgroups

The Saraikis (Punjabi: سرائیکی قوم), also known as Multanis,^[2] are a subgroup of Punjabi people in Punjab, Pakistan. They linguistically speak the Saraiki dialect of Punjabi.

The Saraikis people follow many religions, among them mostly Islam. A small minority of Saraikis follow Christianity, the Baha'i Faith, Sikhism and Hinduism. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947,^[3] some of the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). A significant number of Saraiki-speaking people also reside in Afghanistan and many also work in the Persian Gulf countries.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "Saraiki". Ethnologue. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ Bhatia, Tej K.; Ritchie, William C. (2008-04-15). The Handbook of Bilingualism. John Wiley & Sons. p. 803. ISBN 9780470756744. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Aslam Rasoolpuri, Siraiki Qumi Sawal http://www.scribd.com/Rasoolpuri/documents

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[ethnologue-1] "Saraiki". Ethnologue. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[BhatiaRitchie2008-2] Bhatia, Tej K.; Ritchie, William C. (2008-04-15). The Handbook of Bilingualism. John Wiley & Sons. p. 803. ISBN 9780470756744. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[3] Aslam Rasoolpuri, Siraiki Qumi Sawal http://www.scribd.com/Rasoolpuri/documents

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