Lohar, Lahul

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
lhl
Alternate Names
Garas, Lohar
User Population

750 (1996).

Location

Himachal Pradesh: Lahaul Spiti district in Lahul valley; Jammu and Kashmir state: Leh district, small border area.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Unclassified
Dialects

None known. Different from Gade Lohar [gda].

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lohar, Lahul
Other Comments

Lohar is a Scheduled Caste in Himachal Pradesh, not all of whom speak Lahul Lohar. Similar name and occupation to ‘Gade Lohar’.