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Centre for Research in Pahari, Gojri, and Kashmiri Languages |
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Pahari
Pahari or Pahadi is used for a variety of languages, dialects and language groups, normally found in the lower Himalayas. The linguists classify Pahari languages into three groups with following languages or dialect: |
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1. Eastern Pahari – Jumli, Nepali and Palpa
2. Central Pahari – Kumaoni, Garhwali and Doti
3. Western Pahari – There are a dozen of western Pahari languages of which Dogri and Kangra are the best known. (However the Pahari language spoken in Pir Panjal region of J&K has not been studied systematically and thus not included in this classification)
Pahari is widely spoken in the Himalayan Region and therefore also known as Himalayan. It is an Indo-European language particularly from the Indo-Iranian branch of languages. The Paharis are historically ancient, having been mentioned by the authors Pliny and Herodotus and figuring in India's epic poem, the Mahabharata. |
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