Bilaspuri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kfs
Alternate Names
Bilaspuri Pahari, Kahluri, Kehloori Pahari, Kehluri, Pacchmi
Population

295,000 (1991 census).

Location

Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur district.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone, Western Pahari
Dialects

95% intelligibility of Mandeali [mjl], 94% of Kangri [xnr]. Lexical similarity: 90% with Kangri of Palampur, 86% with Mandeali, 84% with Chambeali [cdh].

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Home, community, agriculture, religion. All ages. Hindi [hin] is used for instruction in school and politics. Middle-aged and older women have limited comprehension of Hindi. Some speak Panjabi as L2. Urdu [urd] is also spoken by middle- aged and older educated people.

Language Development
Radio programs.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bilaspuri
Other Comments

‘Kahluri’ is based on the old name for the princely state. Hindu.