Hindko

Also known as Hindko language, Hindko languages

thumb|A Hindko speaker. Hindko (, romanised: , ) is a cover term for a diverse group of Lahnda dialects spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in several areas in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northwestern regions of Punjab.

Key facts

Language.name: Hindko
Language.image: Hindko.svg
Language.imagescale: 0.5
Language.imagecaption: Hindko in Shahmukhi
Language.states: Pakistan
Language.region: Hazara Division, Peshawar, Kohat, Pothohar Plateau
Language.speakers: 57 million
Language.date: 20172020
Language.familycolor: Indo-European
Language.fam2: Indo-Iranian
Language.fam3: Indo-Aryan
Language.fam4: Northwestern
Language.fam5

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Contents

Geographic distribution and dialects
Social setting
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Nasalised vowels
Tone
Alphabet
Literature
Poetry example
Proverbs
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

The name "Hindko" means "the Indian language" or "language of Hind", and refers to the Indo-Aryan speech forms spoken in the northern Indian subcontinent, in contrast to the neighbouring Pashto, an Iranic language spoken by the Pashtun people. An alternative local name for this language group is Hindki. A speaker of Hindko may be referred to as Hindki, Hindkun, or Hindkowan (Hindkuwan).