Kangri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Kangra-Dogri, Pahari, Pahari Kangri
Population

1,700,000 (1996 C. Gibson). L2 users: Surrounding Pahari dialects have high comprehension of Kangri.

Location

Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, Hamirpur, and Una districts; Punjab, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Hamirpuri, Palampuri. Lexical similarity: Palampuri dialect; 90% with Bilaspuri [kfs] and Chambeali [cdh], 89% with Mandeali [mjl], 83% with Bhattiyali [bht], 80% with the MacLeod Ganj dialect of Gaddi [gbk]. A member of macrolanguage Dogri [doi].

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, work, market. All ages. Positive attitudes. Hindi [hin] used for communicating with outsiders. Also use Eastern Punjabi [pan], English [eng], Urdu [urd].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 70%. Educators promote Kangri. Acceptability of other Pahari dialects is high. Poetry. Radio programs.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kangri
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Hindu.