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Dogri–Kangri languages

Dogri–Kangri languages

The Western Pahari or Himachali languages (Devanagri: पश्चिमी पहाड़ी, हिमाचली) are a range of languages and dialects spoken in the western parts of the Himalayan range, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. These are not to be confused with the Pahari language spoken further west in Kashmir.

Western Pahari
Himachali
Geographic
distribution
India (Himachal Pradesh)
Linguistic classificationIndo-European
ISO 639-2 / 5him
Glottologhima1250 [7][2]
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Languages

Some Western Pahari languages, notably Dogri and Kangri, are tonal, like their close relative Panjabi but unlike most other Indic languages, Dogri has been an official language in India since 2003.

These languages are a dialect chain, and neighbouring varieties may be mutually intelligible.

  • Dogri

  • Kangri

  • Mandeali and various Chambealic varieties

  • Jaunsari

  • Kullu

  • Harijan Kinnauri

  • Hinduri

  • Mahasu Pahari

  • Sirmauri

Some Western Pahari languages have occasionally been regarded as dialects of either Hindustani[3] or Punjabi.

Script

Before the independence of India, many dialects of Himachali languages in Himachal Pradesh used to be written in the Takri script.[4] there have been sporadic attempts to revive the script in Himachal Pradesh. Since it fell into disuse after independence, many efforts have been made to revive the Takri script for Himachali language.[5]

References

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Citation Linkglottolog.orgHammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Himachali". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgMasica, Colin P. (1991). The Indo-Aryan languages. Cambridge language surveys. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-23420-7., p. 13.
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Citation Linkwww.highbeam.com"Tankri once the language of royals, is now dying in Himachal Pradesh - Hindustan times". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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Citation Linkzeenews.india.com"Ancient scripts of Indian Mountains fights for survival - Zee News". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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Citation Linkllmap.orgMap of Western Pahari languages
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Citation Linkglottolog.orghima1250
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Citation Linkhomepages.fh-giessen.deErnst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen
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Citation Linkglottolog.org"Himachali"
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Citation Linkweb.archive.org"Tankri once the language of royals, is now dying in Himachal Pradesh - Hindustan times"
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Citation Linkzeenews.india.com"Ancient scripts of Indian Mountains fights for survival - Zee News"
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Citation Linkllmap.orgMap of Western Pahari languages
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