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Takri script - A Script used to write Himachali languages

The Takri script (sometimes called Tankri) is an abugida writing system of the Brahmic family of scripts. It is closely related to, and derived from, the Sharada script employed by Kashmiri. It is also related to the Gurmukhī script used to write Punjabi. Until the late 1940s, And adapted version script of Takri (called Dogri, Dogra or Dogra Akkhar) was the official script for writing the Dogri in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Kangri, Cahmbeali, Mandeali in Himachal Pradesh. There are some record of using Takri script in the history of Nepali (Khas Kura).

Takri has historically been used by a number of Western Pahari, Garhwali and Dardic languages in the Western Himalayas, such as Gaddi or Gaddki (the language of the Gaddi ethnic group), Kashtwari (the dialect centered on the Kashtwar or Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir) and Chamiyali (the language of the Chamba region of Himachal Pradesh). Takri used to be most prevalent script for business records and communication in various parts of Himachal Pradesh including Chintpurni, Una, Kangra, Bilaspur and Hamirpur regions. The aged businessmen can still be found using Takri in these areas, but newer generation has now shifted to Devanagari and even English (Roman). This shift can be traced to have happened during the period ranging from 1950s to 1980s.

Takri Alphabets

Takri Vowel

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There are a dozen Western Pahari languages, of which Dogri and Kangri are the best known. Though traditionally considered Pahari, and often Hindi or Punjabi, the Western Pahari languages are more closely related to each other than to other Indo-Aryan languages. 17-20% of Jammu and Kashmir's population speaks Pahari languages. Pahari, along with Urdu, are the two most spoken languages in Kashmir.

The Western Pahari or Himachali languages are a range of languages and dialects spoken in the western parts of the Himalayan range, in northeastern Pakistan and the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Some Western Pahari languages, notably Dogri and Kangri, are tonal, like their close relative Punjabi but unlike most other Indic languages. Dogri has been an official language in India since 2003.
Although traditionally called Western Pahari, they are not as close to the other Pahari languages as they are to Punjabi. They are a dialect chain, and neighboring varieties may be mutually intelligible.

  • Pothwari (Also referred to as Pahari-Pothwari or Poonchi in Poonch and Rajouri districts)
  • Dogri
  • Kangri
  • Mandeali and various Chambealic varieties
  • Jaunsari
  • Kullu
  • Harijan Kinnauri
  • Hinduri
  • Mahasu Pahari
  • Sirmauri
Some Western Pahari languages have occasionally been regarded as dialects of either Urdu or Punjabi.

Script

Before the independence of India, many dialects of Himachali languages in Himachal Pradesh used to be written in the Takri script. Since it fell into disuse after independence, many efforts have been made to revive the Takri script for Himachali language.

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Pahari languages (Devanagari: पहाड़ी, pahāṛī 'of the hills') or Pahadi languages (Nepali: पहाडी) are a geographic group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas, from Nepal in the east, through the Indian states of Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh.

The Pahari languages fall into three genealogical groups. Eastern and Central Pahari have been placed together as the Northern zone of Indo-Aryan, with Western Pahari in the Northwestern zone along with Punjabi and related languages.

Central Pahari

  • Kumaoni is spoken by an estimated 2,360,000 people in Uttarakhand.
  • Garhwali is spoken by an estimated 2,900,000 people in Uttarakhand. Most of these are Garhwali people from the state's northwestern division of Garhwal.

Eastern Pahari

  • Jumli is spoken by an estimated 40,000 people in the Karnali zone of Nepal.
  • Nepali is spoken by an estimated 11,100,000 people in Nepal, 265,000 people in Bhutan, and 2,500,000 people in India. It is an official language in Nepal and India.
  • Palpa is spoken by an estimated 7,500 people in the Lumbini zone of Nepal.

Western Pahari

There are a dozen Western Pahari languages, of which Dogri and Kangri are the best known. Though traditionally considered Pahari, and often Hindi or Punjabi, the Western Pahari languages are more closely related to each other than to other Indo-Aryan languages. 17-20% of Jammu and Kashmir's population speaks Pahari languages. Pahari, along with Urdu, are the two most spoken languages in Kashmir.
Read Also: Different types of Western Pahari languages


Language Group Region
Nepali Eastern
Pahari		 Nepali is a lingua franca of Nepal, the Indian state of Sikkim and the Gorkhaland
region of West Bengal. It is also widely spoken in Northeast region of India and
also in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Kumaoni or Kumauni Central
Pahari		 spoken in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand and Mahakali Zone of Nepal
Garhwali Central
Pahari		 spoken in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand
Himachali Western
Pahari		 Kangri is spoken in the Kangra, Chamba, Bilaspur, Una, Mandi, Hamirpur districts
of Himachal Pradesh and the Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur districts of Punjab
Dogri Western
Pahari		 Dogri has official status in Jammu and Kashmir
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