Lohar, Lahul

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Garas, Lohar

Population

750 (1996).

Location

Himachal Pradesh, Lahul valley, Lahul and Spiti districts; Jammu and Kashmir, small border area, Leh district.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Different from Gade Lohar [gda].

Language Use

Also use Hindi [hin].

Language Resources

Other Comments

Lohar is a Scheduled Caste in Himachal Pradesh, not all of whom speak Lahul Lohar. Similar name and occupation to ‘Gade Lohar’.