Pahari, Kullu

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kfx
Alternate Names
Kauli, Kullui, Kulu Boli, Kulu Pahari, Kului, Kulvi, Kulwali, Pahari, Pahari Kullu, Phari Kulu
User Population

195,000 (2011 census). All Pahari 2,170,000 (1997).

Location

Himachal Pradesh state: Kullu district, Balichowk, Banjar, and Sainj sub-districts.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

Inner Siragi (Inner Seraji, Saraji, Siragi, Siraji), Kullui, Outer Seraji. Inner Siragi is apparently different from the Siraji-Kashmiri dialect of Kashmiri [kas]. Lexical similarity: 85% or higher among dialects.

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Nepali [npi]. Also use Tinani [lbf]. Also use Urdu [urd]. Used as L2 by Gujari [gju].

Language Development

Radio. Texts. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pahari, Kullu
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva]. Takri (Tankri, Takari) script [Takr], no longer in use.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Hindu.