Riasti dialect
Riasti, Bhawalpuri or Cholistani is a dialect of Saraiki language, spoken in Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts, located on the banks of the river Sutlej and in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan. Its name is derived from the riast (‘state’) of Bahawalpur. Riasti dialect Native to Pakistan Language family Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northwestern Punjabic Lahnda Saraiki Riasti dialect Language codes ISO 639-3 – Glottolog baha1254 Dialects of Saraiki and Varieties of Lahnda Sub-dialects
