Kangri

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Kangri is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Kangra region of Himachal Pradesh in northern India.

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Label Occurrences
Kangri canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
language
closelyRelatedTo Chambeali
Dogri
Mandeali
Pahari-Pothwari
linked to: Potohari Punjabi
country India
endangeredStatus vulnerable
hasCaseMarking ergative-absolutive tendencies
hasDialect Barwali Kangri
Kangra City variety
Palampuri Kangri
hasGenderDistinction feminine
masculine
hasGlottocode kang1280
hasGlottologName Kangri
hasISO6393Code xnr
hasNumberDistinction plural
singular
hasPhonologicalFeature aspirated stops
retroflex consonants
hasSOVWordOrder true
isOftenClassifiedAs dialect of Hindi
dialect of Western Pahari
languageBranch Northern Indo-Aryan languages
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
languageGroup Western Pahari
lexicalSimilarityWith Dogri
Hindi
Punjabi
primaryRegion Himachal Pradesh
Kangra region
linked to: Kangra Valley
recognizedBy Census of India
region Kangra Valley
spokenIn Chamba district
linked to: Chamba

Gurdaspur district
Himachal Pradesh
India
Jammu region
linked to: Jammu Division

Kangra district
Mandi district
Pathankot district
linked to: Gurdaspur district

Punjab, India
linked to: Punjab

Una district
Uttarakhand
subclassOf Western Pahari language
usesPostpositions true
writingSystem Devanagari script
Perso-Arabic script
Takri script

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