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Is Pothwari the same as Punjabi?
Pothwari has been represented as a dialect of Punjabi by the Punjabi language movement, and in census reports the Pothwari areas of Punjab have been shown as Punjabi-majority.
Is Mirpuri a Punjabi?
They use Kashmiri mainly because of the territory’s association with Kashmir. First let me correct you,Mirpur is in Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir has a President, Prime Minister, national assembly, national flag,national anthem. So Mirpuri are not Punjabi.
Is Mirpuri a dialect of Punjabi?
Mirpur Pahari (or ‘Mirpuri’) is a dialect of the Pahari/Pothwari language, spoken in north-west Pakistan and in the UK. It is an Indo-Aryan language in the Western Punjabi branch and has no written form (Stow, Pert, & Khattab, 2012).
Where is Pahari language spoken?
Three divisions are distinguished: Eastern Pahari, represented by Nepali of Nepal; Central Pahari, spoken in Uttarakhand state; and Western Pahari, found around Simla in Himachal Pradesh state. The most important language is Nepali (Naipali), also called Khas-kura and Gorkhali (Gurkhali).
What language is Mirpuris?
Mirpuri/Pothwari, is the language of the native people of Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, and the Potohar Plateau, in which the cities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Fateh Jang are located. They are different languages, and while they may have certain similarities, are different branches of the Indo-Aryan languages.
What is the difference between Pothwari and Pahari?
To the north, Pothwari transitions into the Pahari-speaking area, with Bharakao, near Islamabad, generally regarded as the point where Pothwari ends and Pahari begins. Pothwari has been represented as a dialect of Punjabi by the Punjabi language movement, and in census reports the Pothwari areas of Punjab have been shown as Punjabi-majority.
What is the meaning of the Punjabi word ‘Pothwari’?
Pothwari: twaara, twaari (sometimes shortened down to taara and taari). Standard punjabi: saadda (our). Pothwari: mikki, mara. Early symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy may surprise you. Signs of spinal muscular atrophy can be easily ignored.
What is the geographic distribution of the Punjabi language?
Geographic distribution. Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan, the eleventh -most widely spoken in India and spoken Punjabi diaspora in various countries. Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan, being the native language of 44\% of its population. It is the provincial language in the Punjab Province.
Is Punjabi a widely spoken language in Pakistan?
Punjabi still considered as one of the most widely spoken native language in Pakistan. Either you are in rural and urban Punjab, you will observe many people will be interacting with each other mainly in Punjabi language. Then why I’m scared??