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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
language
closelyRelatedTo Chambeali
Dogri
Mandeali
Potohari Punjabi
surface form: Pahari-Pothwari
country India
endangeredStatus vulnerable
hasCaseMarking ergative-absolutive tendencies
hasDialect Barwali Kangri
Kangra City variety
Palampuri Kangri
hasGenderDistinction feminine
masculine
hasGlottocode kang1280
hasGlottologName Kangri self-link
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 language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

Indo-Iranian languages
languageGroup Western Pahari
lexicalSimilarityWith Dogri
Hindi
Punjabi
primaryRegion Himachal Pradesh
Kangra Valley
surface form: Kangra region
recognizedBy Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
surface form: Census of India
region Kangra Valley
spokenIn Chamba
surface form: Chamba district

Gurdaspur district
Himachal Pradesh
India
Jammu Division
surface form: Jammu region

Kangra district
Mandi district
Gurdaspur district
surface form: Pathankot district

Punjab
surface form: Punjab, India

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

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