Pahari-Pothwari

Pahari-Pothwari
Pahari-Pothwari
Potwari, Potowari
پوٹھوہاری ‎
Native to	Pakistan, India
Region	Pothohar region, Azad Kashmir and Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir)
Native speakers	several million
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northwestern Lahnda Pahari-Pothwari; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	phr (includes other dialects)
Glottolog	paha1251 Pahari Potwari; mirp1238 Mirpur Panjabi

Pahari-Pothwari is an Indo-Aryan language of Pakistan and India. It has many names, such as Pahari, Pothwari, Pothohari, Mirpuri. It is closely related to Punjabi, and some people believe it is a dialect of Punjabi. Within Pakistan, it is spoken in the Pothohar Plateau and Azad Kashmir. Within India, it is spoken in parts of Jammu and Kashmir.^[1]^:838 ^[2]^:46

ReferencesEdit

↑ Rahman, Tariq. 1997. Language and Ethnicity in Pakistan. Asian Survey, 1997 Sep., 37(9):833-839.
↑ Javaid, Umbreen. 2004. Saraiki political movement: its impact in south Punjab. Journal of Research (Humanities), 40(2): 55–65. Lahore: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of the Punjab. (This PDF contains multiple articles from the same issue.)

[rahman1997-1] Rahman, Tariq. 1997. Language and Ethnicity in Pakistan. Asian Survey, 1997 Sep., 37(9):833-839.

[Javaid-2] Javaid, Umbreen. 2004. Saraiki political movement: its impact in south Punjab. Journal of Research (Humanities), 40(2): 55–65. Lahore: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of the Punjab. (This PDF contains multiple articles from the same issue.)

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