Kishtwari | |
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Total population | |
230,696 [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
India (Kishtwar, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir) | |
Languages | |
Kishtwari | |
Religion | |
Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Pahari people, Chenabi people |
Kishtwaris are an ethnolinguistic group inhabiting the Kishtwar district of the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
The Kishtwari language is their primary language. It is a Northern Indo-Aryan language classified as either a dialect of Kashmiri or an intermediate language between Kashmiri and other Western Pahari languages. Kishtwari shares similarities with Kashmiri due to a common origin but has also been influenced by neighboring Pahari languages, resulting in a distinct character. Kishtwari is also considered a tonal language. [2] [3]
The Kishtwaris are a religiously diverse community. According to the 2011 census, Islam is the dominant religion, followed by Hinduism. Smaller populations adhere to Sikhism, Christianity, and Buddhism. [4]
The Kishtwar region has a rich history of cultural exchange. Traditionally, the area was primarily inhabited by ancestors of the Kishtwaris. Over time, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries, people from Kashmir and other adjoining areas migrated to Kishtwar, adding to the cultural richness of the region. Today, the Kishtwaris represent a blend of ethnicities. [5]
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Kashmiris are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group speaking the Kashmiri language and originating from the Kashmir Valley, which is today located in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar district in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007. and is located in the Jammu division. The town of Kishtwar is situated at a distance of 209.5 km (130.2 mi) from the summer capital of Srinagar, and 211.5 km (131.4 mi) from the winter capital of Jammu. A large ground locally called as Chowgan ground is located in the heart of the town.
The Tākri script is an abugida writing system of the Brahmic family of scripts. It is derived from the Sharada script formerly employed for Kashmiri. It is the sister script of Laṇḍā scripts. It has another variant Dogra Takri employed in Jammu region. There are numerous varieties present throughout Himachal Pradesh. Until the late 1940s, the adapted version of the script was the official script for writing Dogri in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Throughout the history, different kingdoms of what now forms Himachal Pradesh used their own variety to maintain their records. The Takri script used in Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh and in the adjacent region of Jaunsar-Bawar in Uttarakhand has some distinction.
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Kishtwari or Kashtwari is a Northern Indo-Aryan language closely related to the Kashmiri language, with strong influences from neighbouring Western Pahari varieties. It is spoken by the Kishtwari people, a group of Pahari Hindus native to the Kishtwar district of Jammu division in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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