Johari (dialect)

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Johari
जोहारी
Surendra Singh Pangtey narrating a joke in Johari
Pronunciation [d͡ʒoːɦɑːɾiː]
Native to India
Region Johar and Darma valleys, (India) [1]
Ethnicity Shauka people
Language codes
ISO 639-3 –

Johari 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

References

  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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