Potohari
E39207
Potohari is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in the Potohar Plateau region of northern Pakistan, including areas around Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siroli | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language variety
ⓘ
language ⓘ regional language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Pahari-Pothwari (in some classifications)
ⓘ
Pothohari ⓘ Pothwari ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rawalpindi District
ⓘ
surface form:
Rawalpindi Division
culture of Potohar region ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hindko
ⓘ
Potohari Punjabi ⓘ
surface form:
Pahari-Pothwari
Punjabi language ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
|
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Potohari people ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Chakwal Potohari
ⓘ
Jhelumi ⓘ Pahari-Potohari ⓘ Sohain ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
shares vocabulary with Punjabi and Urdu
ⓘ
subject–object–verb word order ⓘ tonal contrasts similar to Punjabi ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | often grouped under Western Punjabi / Lahnda ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Aryan
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Iranian
|
| partOf |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| primaryCities |
Islamabad
ⓘ
Rawalpindi ⓘ |
| region | Potohar Plateau ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticStatus |
Urdu commonly used alongside Potohari
ⓘ
often considered a dialect of Punjabi in Pakistan ⓘ used in informal and domestic domains ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Attock
ⓘ
surface form:
Attock District
Azad Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
surface form:
Azad Kashmir (parts)
Chakwal ⓘ
surface form:
Chakwal District
Islamabad ⓘ
surface form:
Islamabad Capital Territory
Jhelum District ⓘ Potohar Plateau ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ Rawalpindi District ⓘ northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Lahnda
ⓘ
Western Punjabi varieties ⓘ |
| usedAs | vernacular language ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script (Nastaʿlīq)
ⓘ
Shahmukhi script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siroli