Hindko, Southern

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A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3
hnd
Population

625,000 (1981 census).

Location

Punjab Province, Attock district, to south Hazara division, NWFP; Kohat and Peshawar districts, NWFP.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Lahnda
Dialects

Attock Hindko (Attock-Haripur Hindko), Kohat Hindko (Kohati), Peshawar Hindko (Peshawari), Rural Peshawar Hindko. The dialect in Dera Ismail Khan, sometimes called, Hindko, is apparently more similar to Seraiki [skr].

Language Use

Most also use Urdu [urd], Pashto, Panjabi [pnb], or other languages.

Language Development
Radio programs. TV.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hindko, Southern
Writing
Arabic script.
Other Comments

Muslim (Sunni).