Potohari language
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The Potohari language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in Pakistan’s Potohar Plateau and surrounding regions, closely related to Punjabi and used in various local dialects.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
regional language ⓘ |
| altName |
Pahari-Pothwari
NERFINISHED
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Pothohari NERFINISHED ⓘ Pothwari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hindko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahari-Pothwari NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Chakwal dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jhelumi dialect ⓘ Mirpuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Pothwari NERFINISHED ⓘ Sohain dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
SOV word order
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ergative alignment in perfective constructions ⓘ grammatical gender ⓘ postpositions ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | often grouped under Punjabi in classifications ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Indo-Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageSubbranch | Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexicallySimilarTo |
Hindko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saraiki NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Punjab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Potohar region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Attock District
NERFINISHED
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Azad Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhimber District NERFINISHED ⓘ Chakwal District NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujar Khan Tehsil NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamabad Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Jhelum District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kahuta Tehsil NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kotli District NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirpur District NERFINISHED ⓘ Murree Tehsil NERFINISHED ⓘ Potohar Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawalpindi District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Lahnda
NERFINISHED
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Northwestern Indo-Aryan language ⓘ Punjabi language continuum ⓘ |
| usedAs | vernacular language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Potohari people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | oral communication ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Shahmukhi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.