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The word Pahari has been derived from Pahar which means Hills and Mountains.In [[Sikh]] history we are familier with a word Pahari Rajas. | The word Pahari has been derived from Pahar which means Hills and Mountains.In [[Sikh]] history we are familier with a word Pahari Rajas. | ||
Pahari is a language spoken by more than ten million people spreading from Nepal through Himachal state,Poonch,Rajouri, and Uri of the J&K state,Pakistan administered Kashmir, through out in the North [[Pakistan]] ,up to the river Indus and Chitral,is one of most anicient languages spoken in central and south | Pahari is a language spoken by more than ten million people spreading from Nepal through Himachal state,Poonch,Rajouri, and Uri of the J&K state,Pakistan administered Kashmir, through out in the North [[Pakistan]] ,up to the river Indus and Chitral,is one of most anicient languages spoken in central and south Asia. In ancient times [[Sharda]] script was used to write this language,which was developed by Budhist monks of [[Kashmir]]. | ||
But unfortunately it suffered due to the division of Kashmir. | |||
There are 22 vowel sounds in Pahari Language all of them are monothongs, dipthongs and frithongs are non exitent, there are 38 consonants in Pahari. It has two prominent universities [[Sharda]] in Muzaffarabad capital of POK and [[Taxila]] in Northen Pakistan which was then Budhist capital. | |||
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Revision as of 03:03, 7 October 2007
The word Pahari has been derived from Pahar which means Hills and Mountains.In Sikh history we are familier with a word Pahari Rajas.
Pahari is a language spoken by more than ten million people spreading from Nepal through Himachal state,Poonch,Rajouri, and Uri of the J&K state,Pakistan administered Kashmir, through out in the North Pakistan ,up to the river Indus and Chitral,is one of most anicient languages spoken in central and south Asia. In ancient times Sharda script was used to write this language,which was developed by Budhist monks of Kashmir. But unfortunately it suffered due to the division of Kashmir. There are 22 vowel sounds in Pahari Language all of them are monothongs, dipthongs and frithongs are non exitent, there are 38 consonants in Pahari. It has two prominent universities Sharda in Muzaffarabad capital of POK and Taxila in Northen Pakistan which was then Budhist capital. Contd.
