Johari (dialect)

Johari
Johari
जोहारी
	Play Video Local File Surendra Singh Pangtey narrating a joke in Johari
Pronunciation	[d͡ʒoːɦɑːɾiː] [[:Media:OpenSpeaks-kfy-Johari-Surendra Singh Pangtey Johari-bhasha.wav\|]] (help·info)Johari
Native to	India
Region	Johar and Darma valleys, (India)
Ethnicity	Shauka people
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northern Central Pahari Kumaoni Johari; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

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Johari ([d͡ʒoːɦɑːɾiː] [[:Media:OpenSpeaks-kfy-Johari-Surendra Singh Pangtey Johari-bhasha.wav|]] (help·info)) is language variety spoken by the Shauka people of India, primarily in the Johar and Darma valley of the state of Uttarakhand. It is generally classified as a dialect of the Kumaoni language, and is also argued to be a distinct language.^[2]^[3] Sharma (1990) describe Rangas, its predecessor, to be extinct since 1955.^[4] Grierson (1916) included Johari as a Kumaoni dialect, calling it "corrupt Kumauni" with an estimated 7,419 speakers having another native language, Rangkas.^[5]

Bibliography

Sharma, D. D. (1990). Tibeto-Himalayan languages of Uttarakhand. 2. Studies in Tibeto-Himalayan languages (1st ed.). Mittal. ISBN 978-81-7099-171-7.

References

↑ Śarmā, Devīdatta (1989). Tibeto-Himalayan Languages of Uttarkhand. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-171-7. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
↑ "Kumauni Variation". lisindia.ciil.org. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
↑ "Kumaoni Language - History, Roots, Issues, Facts". Chardham Tour Blog. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
↑ "The ASJP Database - Wordlist Johari". asjp.clld.org. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
↑ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). "Specimens Of The Pahari Languages And Gujuri". Retrieved 14 August 2025.

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[m030-1] Śarmā, Devīdatta (1989). Tibeto-Himalayan Languages of Uttarkhand. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-171-7. Retrieved 2025-08-17.

[2] "Kumauni Variation". lisindia.ciil.org. Retrieved 14 August 2025.

[3] "Kumaoni Language - History, Roots, Issues, Facts". Chardham Tour Blog. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2025.

[4] "The ASJP Database - Wordlist Johari". asjp.clld.org. Retrieved 14 August 2025.

[5] Grierson, George Abraham (1916). "Specimens Of The Pahari Languages And Gujuri". Retrieved 14 August 2025.

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Johari
जोहारी
Surendra Singh Pangtey narrating a joke in Johari
Pronunciation	[d͡ʒoːɦɑːɾiː] [[:Media:OpenSpeaks-kfy-Johari-Surendra Singh Pangtey Johari-bhasha.wav\|]] (help·info)Johari
Native to	India
Region	Johar and Darma valleys, (India)^[1]
Ethnicity	Shauka people
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Northern Central Pahari Kumaoni Johari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–