Pahari-Pothwari
E737738
Pahari-Pothwari is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken primarily in the Pothohar Plateau of northern Pakistan and adjoining regions, often considered transitional between Punjabi and Hindko.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pahari-Pothwari canonical | 10 |
| Western Punjabi | 4 |
| Mirpuri Punjabi | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language variety
ⓘ
language ⓘ regional language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hindko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahari languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| glottocode | paha1257 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mirpuri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahari NERFINISHED ⓘ Pahari-Pothowari ⓘ Pahari-Potwari NERFINISHED ⓘ Pothohari NERFINISHED ⓘ Pothwari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectContinuumWith |
Hindko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeatures | shares features with Punjabi and Hindko ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticFeature |
frequently labeled as Punjabi in official statistics
ⓘ
often underreported in censuses ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | phr ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| linguisticStatus |
often classified as a dialect of Punjabi
ⓘ
sometimes classified as a separate language ⓘ sometimes grouped with Hindko ⓘ |
| majorCityRegion |
Islamabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kotli NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawalpindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | northern Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pothohar Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Mirpuri diaspora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahari people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pothohari people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhimber District NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamabad Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kotli District NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirpur District NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawalpindi District NERFINISHED ⓘ diaspora communities in the Middle East ⓘ diaspora communities in the United Kingdom ⓘ parts of Attock District ⓘ parts of Chakwal District ⓘ parts of Jhelum District ⓘ |
| subfamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| transitionalBetween |
Hindko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shahmukhi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mirpuri Punjabi
this entity surface form:
Western Punjabi
subject surface form:
Lahnda
subject surface form:
Lahnda
this entity surface form:
Western Punjabi
this entity surface form:
Western Punjabi
this entity surface form:
Mirpuri Punjabi
this entity surface form:
Western Punjabi