Languages of Kashmir region

Languages of Kashmir Region

In Kashmir region, the main spoken language is Kashmiri. Other languages include Pahari, Gojri. Urdu and Hindi,

Kashmiri Language

⛔It is most widely spoken language in the ste

⛔It is spoken in the Kashmir valley and the

adjoining hilly regions, . The Kashmiri is a regional language which is mentioned in the 6th Schedule of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and is also mentioned in the 22 scheduled languag

of the Indian Constitution.

⛔This language belongs to the sub-group of the Indo-European languages, namely Dardic languages which is a sub-group of Indo-Aryan Sanskrit languages.

⛔ Later, the influence of Dardic languages slowly declined with the advent of Sanskrit language During 14th century, Kashmiri language was influenced by Medieval Persian language due to which some consonant sounds and vowel were added into it.

⛔Kishtwari is the most popular dialect of Kashmiri language which is mainly spoken in Kishtwar valley in the state. The Kashmiri language has been made a compulsory subject in all secondary level schools in the valley of Kashmir since November, 2008. 

⛔There are three orthographical systems used write Kashmiri language. These are Sharada script. Devanagari script and the Perso

Arabic script. Sometimes, Roman scripts are informally used to write Kashmiri particularly online.

⛔Kashmiri language is traditionally written in the Sharada script after the 8th century AD. But, today this script is not used. It is only used in religious ceremonies by Kashmiri Pandits. Now, only two scripts namely Perso Arabic Script and Devanagari Script are used.

⛔The Perso-Arabic script is recognised as the official script of Kashmiri language by the government of Jammu and Kashmir.

⛔This Perso-Arabic script has come to be associated with Kashmiri Muslims, while the Kashmiri devanagari script has come to be

associated with the Kashmiri Hindu Community

⛔Kashmiri language is also known as Cashmeere, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur or Koshur.

➡️Gojri Language

🔆It is mainly spoken in Anantnag, Baramulla. Ganderbal, Kulgam, Kupwara. Pulwama and Shopian districts of Kashmir valley.

🔆It belongs to Indo-Aryan language group.

🔆It is mainly spoken by the Gujjars and

Bakerwals of Jammu and Kashmir, which is not taught at school. Still, its speakers are the third largest ethnic group in the state after the Kashmiris and the Dogras.

🔆This language is spoken by nearly two million Gujjars.

🔆It has become one of the regional languages of Jammu and Kashmir by the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir (26th Amendment) Act, 1999. Important dialects of this language are Ajiri and Poonchi

➡️Urdu Language

⭕Urdu language is mainly spoken by Muslim population in Kashmir region. It is mentioned in India's 22 scheduled languages.

⭕It belongs to Indo-Aryan language group. As per Ethnologue's estimates, it is the third most spoken language in the world along with standard Hindi.

>⭕It is written in Arabic script of Naksh Variant, Arabic script of Nastaliq variant and Persian script. Important dialects of this language are Dakhni and Rekhta. Dogra rulers recognised Urdu as a state language and official language of Jammu and Kashmir in 1889.

⭕Before Urdu, Persian was the official language of Kashmir for around three centuries.

⭕Urdu was used as the language of land and

revenue records, courts and police. Kashmiris have published newspapers, written novels, short stories, dramas, critical essays and poetry in Urdu.

➡️Pahari Language

🅾️It is equally spoken by the both people of Jammu and Kashmir region.

🅾️The nomads have the third largest population both in Jammu and Kashmir who speak Pahari

language.