Generally speaking NIA languages are found in four geographical regions: (1) northwestern (e.g. Sindhi, Punjabi, Lahnda, various Pahari varieties, Dogri, Kashmiri); (2) southwestern (e.g. Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Dhivehi (Maldivian) and Sinhala); (3) the midlands (Central) IA group ...