Saraiki
Saraiki is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European, spoken in southern Punjab, Pakistan, written in a modified Perso-Arabic script. Carries a tone system unusual among Indo-Aryan languages.
6 Levels of Analysis for Saraiki
Other Indo-European languages
Frequently asked about Saraiki
What language family does Saraiki belong to?
Indo-European.
At which levels can I analyse Saraiki?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Saraiki one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.