Modern Panjistani langauge (former names: Pothwari, Dhanni, Western Pahari, Jehlumi,mirpuri, Poonchi, North-Eastern Panjabi, North-eastern lahnda, etc). Historical Background. In 1919, Grierson maintained that the dialects of what is now the southwest of Punjab Province in Pakistan constitute a dialect cluster, which he designated "Southern Lahnda" within a putative "Lahnda language". Some Indo-Aryanist linguists have confirmed the reality of this dialect cluster, even while sometimes rejecting the name "Southern Lahnda" along with the entity "Lahnda" itself.[13][14] However, outside of Indo-Aryanist circles, the concept of "Lahnda" or "Lahndi" is still found in compilations of the world's languages.