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There is a nascent language movement, [4] and in recent decades Hindko-speaking intellectuals have started promoting the view of Hindko as a separate language. [5] 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 ]
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).
Persian had a long history in the lands of Pakistan and was the cultural language of the erstwhile Mughal Empire, a continuation since the introduction of the language by Central Asian Turkic invaders who migrated into the Indian Subcontinent, [53] and the patronisation of it by the earlier Turko-Persian Delhi Sultanate.
Saraiki was added to the census in 1981, and Hindko was added in 2017, prior to which both were represented by Lahnda language. In areas such as Gujar Khan and Rawalpindi where Pothwari is a spoken language, [16] speakers significantly selected 'Punjabi" instead of "Other" in all previous census enumeration. [17]
Kohāṭī is a dialect of Hindko, spoken in the Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is spoken in the city of Kohat as well as in a string of villages running east along the road to Kushalgarh on the Indus. Pashto is the dominant language of the area, to which Kohati has been losing ground at least since independence of Pakistan. [1]
Hindko is the most spoken language of Hazara Division followed by Kohistani, Shina and various Dardic languages and Pashto. Hindko speaking Hazarewals reside in and form the majority of the Haripur District, Abbottabad District, and Mansehra District. The Hindko speaking population consists of the Syeds, Awans, Gujjars, Tanolis, Swatis, Abbasis ...
Chhachi, Chacchī, [1] or Chachhī [2] (چھاچھی) [citation needed] is a dialect of Hindko spoken in the region of Chachh. [3] Grierson classified it within his "North-Western Lahndā" group, whereas Shackle considers it part of Hindko "proper", alongside Ghebī and Avāṅkārī .
Ghebī (Hindko:گھیبی) is a dialect of Hindko, spoken in the north-west of the Pakistani province of Punjab.In the early 20th century Grierson assigned it to his "North-Western Lahnda" group, whereas Shackle writing in 1980 placed it within Hindko "proper" alongside Chacchī and Avāṅkārī.