Bilaspuri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kfs
Alternate Names
Bilaspuri Pahari, Kahluri, Kehloori Pahari, Kehluri, Pacchmi
User Population

296,000 (2011 census).

Location

Himachal Pradesh state: Bilaspur district; Punjab state: Rupnagar district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Pahari, Western Pahari
Dialects

None known. 95% intelligibility of Mandeali [mjl], 94% of Kangri [xnr]. Lexical similarity: 90% with Kangri of Palampur, 86% with Mandeali, 84% with Chambeali [cdh].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Home, community, agriculture, religion. Used by all. Also use Eastern Punjabi [pan]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], especially for instruction in school and politics, but middle-aged and older women have limited comprehension of it. Also use Urdu [urd], especially by middle-aged and older educated people.

Language Development

Radio. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bilaspuri
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

‘Kahluri’ is based on the old name for the princely state. Hindu.