Bilaspuri

Also known as Bilaspuri language

Bilaspuri (Himachali Takri: ), or Kahluri (Takri:) is a Western Pahari language spoken in northern India, predominantly in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is associated with the people of the former princely state of Bilaspur in the Hills State.

Key facts

Language.name: Bilaspuri
Language.altname: Kahluri
Language.nativename: 𑚠𑚮𑚥𑚭𑚨𑚞𑚱𑚤𑚯, बिलासपूरी, 𑚊𑚩𑚥𑚱𑚤𑚯, कहलूरी
Language.states: India
Language.region: Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh
Language.date: 2011
Language.ref: e25
Language.familycolor: Indo-European
Language.fam2: Indo-Iranian
Language.fam3: Indo-Aryan
Language.fam4: Northern
Language.fam5: Western Pahari
Language.script

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Contents

Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
Dialects
Writing system
Proverbs
Status
References
External links

Bilaspuri is classified as one of the varieties of the Himachali language group. According to the 2011 Census, the speakers of Bilaspuri/Kahluri are 295,805.