Hindko, Southern
A language of Pakistan
| Population | 625,000 (1981 census). |
| Region | Punjab Province, Attock District, into southernmost Hazara Division, NWFP; Kohat and Peshawar districts, NWFP. |
| Language maps |
Northern Pakistan, reference number 18 Southern Pakistan |
| Dialects | Peshawar Hindko (Peshawari), Attock Hindko (Attock-Haripur Hindko), Kohat Hindko (Kohati), Rural Peshawar Hindko. The dialect in Dera Ismail Khan, sometimes called ‘Hindko’, is apparently more similar to Seraiki [skr]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Lahnda A member of macrolanguage Lahnda [lah] (Pakistan). |
| Language use | Most also use Urdu [urd], Pashto, Panjabi [pnb], or other languages. |
| Language development | Radio programs. TV. |
| Writing system | Arabic script. |
| Comments | Muslim (Sunni). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HALLBERG, Calinda E.; O'LEARY, Clare F.; RENSCH, Calvin R., authors. 1992. Hindko and Gujari.
RENSCH, Calvin R., author. 1992. "The language environment of Hindko-speaking people."
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