Editing Indo-Aryan languages (section)

==== Northwestern Zone ====
'''Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages''' are spoken in the northwestern region of India and eastern region of Pakistan. [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] is spoken predominantly in the [[Punjab region]] and is the official language of [[Punjab, India|the northern Indian state of Punjab]], in addition to being the most widely-spoken language in Pakistan. [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and its variants are spoken natively in the Pakistani province of [[Sindh]] and neighbouring regions. Northwestern languages are ultimately thought to be descended from [[Shauraseni Prakrit]], with influence from [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic]].<ref>Sigfried J. de Laet. [https://books.google.com/books?id=PvlthkbFU1UC&dq=persian+language+in+anatolia&pg=PA734 ''History of Humanity: From the seventh to the sixteenth century''] UNESCO, 1994. {{ISBN|9231028138}} p 734</ref>

* '''[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]'''
** '''''[[Majhi dialect|Central]]''''': [[Majhi dialect|Majhi]]
** '''''[[Majhi dialect|Central]]-[[Lahnda|Western]]''''': [[Dhanni dialect|Dhanni]], [[Jhangvi dialect|Jhangvi]], [[Pahari-Pothwari]], [[Shahpuri dialect|Shahpuri]], [[Thali dialect|Thali]]
** '''''[[Punjabi language#Eastern Punjabi|Eastern]]''''': [[Doabi dialect|Doabi]], [[Malwai dialect|Malwai]], [[Puadhi language|Puadhi]]
** '''''[[Punjabi language#Standard Punjabi|Standard]]'''''
** '''''[[Lahnda|Western]]''''': [[Hindko]] ([[Kohati]], [[Ghebi dialect|Ghebi]], [[Awankari dialect|Awankari]], [[Chachhi dialect|Chachhi]], Peshawari, Hazarvi), [[Inku language|Inku]], ([[Riasti dialect|Riasti]], [[Derawali dialect|Derawali]].
*'''[[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] ''': [[Multani]], [[Riasti]], [[Derawali]].
* '''[[Sindhi languages|Sindhi]]''': [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Jadgali language|Jadgali]], [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]], [[Luwati language|Luwati]], [[Memoni language|Memoni]], [[Khetrani language|Khetrani]], [[Kholosi language|Kholosi]].