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Illustration of a Hindki in Peshawar in the book “An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul” (1815) by Mountstuart Elphinstone.. Hindkowans, [1] [2] also known as the Hindki, [3] [4] is a contemporary designation for speakers of Indo-Aryan languages who live among the neighbouring Pashtuns, [5] [2] particularly the speakers of various Hindko dialects of Western Punjabi (Lahnda).
There is a literary tradition based on Peshawari, [6] the urban variety of Peshawar in the northwest, and another one based on the language of Abbottabad in the northeast. [7] In the 2017 census of Pakistan, 5.1 million people declared their language to be Hindko, [1] while a 2020 estimate placed the number of speakers at 7 million. [2]
The following is a list of people who are Hindkowan by ethnicity or of Hindkowan descent. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Ahmad Ali Saayein (1842 – 1937) was a Hindko sufi poet from Peshawar. He was a contemporary of the Urdu and Persian poet Muhammad Iqbal . Early life and education
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This article is about a Pashtun and Hindkowan tribe. For the Rajput clan, see Jadaun. Ethnic group Jadoon جدون Regions with significant populations Hazara region Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra Languages Pashto, Hindko Religion Islam Related ethnic groups Pashtuns • Hazarewal An old member of the famous Jadoon tribe in his typical dress, 1951 The Jadoon, [a] also known as Gadoon or Jadun ...
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— Hindkowan (hindko speaking) is a linguistic term. Not an ethnic or religious one. You can be ethnically Pashtun, Gujjar, Pahari, Punjabi, Kohistani, or Dardic, and be a Hindkowan. It is akin to saying all English language speakers today are historically the same people descending from the same ethnicty.