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Northern Indo-Aryan

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The Northern Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Pahari languages, are a proposed group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east through the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. The term was coined by the linguist George Abraham Grierson.

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Lower Himalayas, from Nepal through Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab 1
Speaker Count
29,000,000 2
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The Northern Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Pahāṛi languages, are a proposed group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east, through the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (not to be confused with the various other languages with that name) was coined by G. A. Grierson.

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Source Pahari languages, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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The Northern Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Pahāṛi languages, are a proposed group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east, through the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (not to be confused with the various other languages with that name) was coined by G. A. Grierson.
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1. Pahari languages, Wikipedia
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spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east, through the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab
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2. Northern Indo-Aryan (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 301694): 29000000
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Wikidata item Q946077, property P1098 (number of speakers): 29000000, point in time 2001-01-01 (normal rank, non-deprecated)
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Wikidata: Northern Indo-Aryan
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