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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > India > Lohar, Lahul

Lohar, Lahul

A language of India

ISO 639-3lhl

Population  750 (1996).
Region  Himachal Pradesh, Lahul Valley.
Alternate names   Garas, Lohar
Dialects  Different from Gade Lohar [gda].
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Unclassified
Language use  Also use Hindi.
Writing system  Devanagari script.
Comments  Lohar is a Scheduled Caste in Himachal Pradesh, not all of whom speak this language. Similar name, occupation to ‘Gade Lohar’. Metalsmiths.