Gojri

Information about local languages

Gojri also known as gujari is an indo Aryan language which is spoken by the Gujjars of Pakistan, India
and Afghanistan. The language is like thousand years old. It’s classified as the dialect or form of the
Rajasthani. Scholars believe Rajasthani and Gujrati are evolved from this language. The language was
known as Gujjar Bhakha before. Poet Bhoja referred to this language in 1014 AD. The language is mainly
spoken in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Rajahstan, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab and many other parts of
India. The language is also spoken by the Gujjars of Pakistan. News in Gojri is aired on radio in Jammu & Kashmir.

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Kohistani

Kohistani is a Dardic language that is spoken in the kohistan district, Khyber pakhtunkhwa province in
Pakistan. Dardic languages are the branches of the indo-Iranian language groups, which in turn was the
part of the indo European group. Kohistan is a word which means a mountain, “koh” means mountain
and kohistani means mountain people or people of the mountain land. It’s used to popularly represent
the several other languages of the mountainous areas in Pakistan.

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Pashto

Member of the eastern Iranian languages is the Pashto also known as Afghani. Primarily spoken by
pashtun’s in Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as by the pashtun’s across the globe. Pashto belongs to
the north eastern Iranian branch of the indo Iranian language family. The number of Pashto speakers
is estimated to be 40 to 60 million across the globe. Afghanistan has two official languages Pashto
being one of the two as per the constitution of the country. Pashto is the first language of about
15.42% of Pakistan’s 170 million people. It’s the main language of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA and
northwestern Balochistan.

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Hindko Language

The Hindko language is the part of Lahnda subgroup of Indo Aryan language spoken by hindkowans
in Pakistan and in northern India. Some Pashtun tribes in Pakistan as well as some hindki people of
Afghanistan also speak this language. Hindko is interpreted to be the mean language of the Indus which
is the source of the etymology for all the words. The term hindko is also referred to as the Hindu Kush
mountain range. The language is spoken in the areas of the NWFP like Hazara, in Punjab like Attock
and in the administered Kashmir. The largest hindko speakers can be found in the areas like Abbot bad,
Haripur, Mansehra and Attock.

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A window to history

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