Western Pahari

E333839

Western Pahari is a group of closely related Indo-Aryan languages spoken primarily in the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh and surrounding areas in northern India.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pahari 4
Western Kumaoni 1
Western Pahari canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan languages
language group
closelyRelatedTo Central Pahari
Eastern Pahari
country India
endangeredStatus many varieties are vulnerable
some varieties are definitely endangered
geographicDistribution western part of Himalayan belt in India
hasAlternativeName Western Pahari group
linked to: Western Pahari

Western Pahari languages
hasDialect Bhattiyali
Bilaspuri
Churahi
Jaunsari
Kangri
Kullu Pahari
Mahasu Pahari
Mandeali
Sirmauri
hasFeature mutual intelligibility varies between varieties
significant dialectal variation
influencedBy Hindi
Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language

Sanskrit
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
partOf Pahari macrolanguage continuum
recognizedAs mother tongue in Indian census (under various names)
region Western Himalayas
linked to: western Himalayas
sociolinguisticSituation often overshadowed by Hindi in formal domains
spokenIn Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Uttarakhand
hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh
northern India
subclassOf Northern Indo-Aryan languages
Pahari languages
typologicalFeature SOV word order
postpositions
rich case marking
usedBy rural communities in Himachal Pradesh
usedFor folk literature
folk songs
local religious practices
oral communication
writingSystem Devanagari script
Takri script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kangri languageGroup Western Pahari
Shimla hasOfficialLanguage Pahari
linked to: Western Pahari
Dharamshala hasSpokenLanguage Pahari
linked to: Western Pahari
Solan localLanguage Pahari
linked to: Western Pahari
Kumaoni hasDialects Western Kumaoni
linked to: Western Pahari
Uhl River locatedIn northwestern Himachal Pradesh
linked to: Western Pahari
Banjar regionalLanguage Pahari
linked to: Western Pahari
Western Pahari hasAlternativeName Western Pahari group
linked to: Western Pahari