Dhundi-Kairali

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Dhundi-Kairali is a regional dialect of the Pahari-Potohari language spoken in parts of northern Pakistan.

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Dhundi-Kairali canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pahari-Potohari dialect
dialect
regional dialect
closelyRelatedTo Hindko
Potohari
other Northern Indo-Aryan hill dialects
codeSwitchingWith Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language

Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
country Pakistan
hasAncestor Apabhraṃśa
linked to: Apabhramsha

Sanskrit
Shauraseni Prakrit
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Arabic
Persian
linked to: Persian language

Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language

Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
hasPhonologicalFeature contrast between aspirated and unaspirated stops
retroflex consonants
ISO639Status no individual ISO 639-3 code; usually grouped under Pahari-Potohari
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages
mutualIntelligibilityWith other Pahari-Potohari dialects
region northern Pakistan
spokenBy Dhundi ethnic group
Kairali communities
spokenIn Azad Kashmir
Pakistan
Punjab, Pakistan
status regional and minority language variety
subclassOf Pahari language varieties
Pahari-Potohari language
linked to: Pothwari language
typologicalFeature SOV word order
ergative alignment in past transitive constructions
postpositions instead of prepositions
usedFor everyday oral communication
writingSystem Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

Shahmukhi script

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Pahari-Potohari hasDialect Dhundi-Kairali