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It is spoken by about two million people in Jammu Kashmir region in India and [[Pakistan]], chiefly in the Jammu region of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], but also in northern Punjab, [[Himachal Pradesh]], other parts of Indian controlled Kashmir, and elsewhere. Dogri speakers are called Dogras, and the Dogri-speaking region is called Duggar.
It is spoken by about two million people in Jammu Kashmir region in India and [[Pakistan]], chiefly in the Jammu region of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], but also in northern Punjab, [[Himachal Pradesh]], other parts of Indian controlled Kashmir, and elsewhere. Dogri speakers are called Dogras, and the Dogri-speaking region is called Duggar.
==Language profile==
==Language profile==
Dogri is a member of the Western Pahari Group of languages. Unusually for an Indo-European language, Dogri is tonal, a trait it shares with other Western Pahari dialects group of Punjabi, of whom it is considered as a dialect.
Dogri is a member of the Western Pahari Group of languages. Unusually for an Indo-European language, Dogri is tonal, a trait it shares with other Western Pahari.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:10, 7 January 2024

Dogri
डोगरी ڈوگرى ḍogrī
Native toIndia, Pakistan
RegionJammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
Native speakers
2 million
Devanagari, Takri, Perso-Arabic script
Language codes
ISO 639-2doi
ISO 639-3

Dogri (ڈوگرى) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Dogra ethnic peoole in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India, with smaller groups of speakers in adjoining regions of western Himachal Pradesh, northern Punjab states of India, Dogri is also spoken in Pakistani Punjab Province.[1]

Speakers

It is spoken by about two million people in Jammu Kashmir region in India and Pakistan, chiefly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, but also in northern Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, other parts of Indian controlled Kashmir, and elsewhere. Dogri speakers are called Dogras, and the Dogri-speaking region is called Duggar.

Language profile

Dogri is a member of the Western Pahari Group of languages. Unusually for an Indo-European language, Dogri is tonal, a trait it shares with other Western Pahari.

References

  1. "Government planning to redraw Jammu and Kashmir assembly constituency borders: Sources". India Today. Retrieved 2024-01-07.