Pothohari dialect facts for kids

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Potwari, Potowari پوٹھوہاری
Native to	Pakistan, India
Region	Pothohar region, Azad Kashmir and Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir)
Native speakers	2.5 million including Dhundi-Kairali, Chibhali, & Punchhi, but perhaps not 1.04 million Mirpuri (2007)e18
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northwestern Punjabi Western Punjabi Pothohari
Punjabi–Lahnda dialects. Pothohari is center-north.

Pothohari (or Potwari or Pahari-Potwari) is a dialect of Punjabi spoken in the Potwar district in northern Punjab.

Punjabi and Urdu/Hindi are spoken in a region that has had ethnic and identity conflict, so have been exposed to the dialect versus language question.

Pothohari was historically classified as dialect of Punjabi. Recently it was claimed as a language instead of being a dialect of Punjabi. However these claims are controversial.

Images for kids

Map of North Lahnda (Hindko and Pahari-Pothwari) dialects and varieties
Potohar scenery with hill backdrop

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