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|name=Sheikhgal<br />
|altname=Watali<br />
|nativename=Opedigal<br />
|states=[[India]]<br />
|region=[[Kashmir Valley]]<br />
|ethnicity= [[Watal]]<br />
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|fam3=[[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]<br />
|fam4=(unclassified)<br />
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'''Sheikhgal''' or '''Watali''' is an unclassified [[Indo-Aryan language]]{{sfn|Safdar|2014|p=280}} of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. Its speakers, the formerly nomadic [[Watals]],{{sfn|Safdar|2014|p=279}} are found throughout [[Kashmir]], particularly in the districts of [[Srinagar district|Srinagar]] ([[Parimpora]], [[Nowhatta]], [[Dargah, Srinagar|Dargah]], [[Natipora]], [[Hawal]]), [[Baramulla district|Baramulla]] ([[Bandipora]], [[Khawja Bagh]], [[Sopore]] and [[Tangmarg]]), [[Pulwama district|Pulwama]] ([[Lolaab]] and [[Lassipora]]) and [[Kupwara district|Kupwara]] ([[Kanthpora]], [[Kulgam]], [[Haihama]], [[Magam]], [[Handwara]], [[Tarathpora]]).<ref>{{harvnb|Mullick|2003|pp=11–12}}; {{harvnb|Safdar|2014|p=279}}</ref> Among its speakers the language is also known as '''Opedigal''' or '''Phiri kathi'''.{{sfn|Mullick|2003|p=11}}<br />
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Although attitudes towards the language are generally negative,{{sfn|Mullick|2003|p=66}} the community is compact<ref>{{harvnb|Safdar|2014|p=280}}; {{harvnb|Mullick|2003|p=91}}</ref> and Sheikhgal is the dominant language within the home.{{sfn|Mullick|2003|pp=81–2}} However, in other domains (market, workplace etc.) the language of wider communication [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] is the preferred choice, even with other speakers of Sheikhgal.{{snf|Mullick|2003|pp=84–85}} Within the family, there is a slight shift away from using Sheikhgal (85% of those interviewed by Mullick speak Sheikhgal with their spouses but only 69% do so with their children).{{sfn|Mullick|2003|p=81|ps =. see also comment on p. 93.}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
*{{cite thesis|last = Mullick| first = Aban Parvaz| date = 2003| title = A sociolinguistic study of Sheikhgal| type = MPhil| publisher = University of Kashmir| url = http://dspaces.uok.edu.in:8080/jspui/handle/1/1277}}<br />
*{{Cite book| last = Safdar| first = Rahila| chapter = Sheikha Gal| date = 2014| editor-last1 = Devy| editor-first1 = G. N.| editor-last2 = Koul| editor-first2 = Omkar N.| title = The languages of Jammu & Kashmir| series = People's linguistic survey of India| volume = 12| publisher = Orient Blackswan| location = New Delhi| isbn = 978-81-250-5516-7| pages = 279–83}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
*{{cite paper|last1 = Kak| first1 = A.A.| last2 = Panzoo| first2 = O.F.| date = 2010| title = A brief note on morphological and morphophonemic features of Sheikhgal (Watali)| journal = Interdisciplinary Journal of Linguistics| volume = 3| pages = 201–212| issn = 0974-3421| publisher = Dept. of Linguistics, University of Kashmir| place = Srinagar}}<br />
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