Kashmiri language
Kashmiri (English: /kæʃˈmɪəri/) or Koshur (Kashmiri: كٲشُر (Perso-Arabic, Official Script) ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [kəːʃur]) is a Dardic Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian-administrated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmiri has split ergativity and the unusual verb-second word order.
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The word "Koshur" in Perso-Arabic script (contemporary, official status), Sharada script (ancient, liturgical) and Devanagari | |
| Native to | India and Pakistan |
| Region | Kashmir (Kashmir division and parts of Chenab valley, Jammu and Kashmir, parts of northern Azad Kashmir) |
| Ethnicity | Kashmiris |
Native speakers | 7.1 million (2011) |
Indo-European
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| Official: Perso-Arabic script (contemporary) Others: Devanagari (informally used by some sections within the Kashmiri Pandit community after 1990), Sharada script (ancient/liturgical) | |
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Official language in | India |
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| ISO 639-1 | ks |
| ISO 639-2 | kas |
| ISO 639-3 | kas |
| Glottolog | kash1277 |
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| Constitutionally recognised languages of India | |
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| 22 Official Languages of the Indian Republic | |
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Since 2020, It has been made an official language of Jammu and Kashmir along with Dogri, Hindi, Urdu and English. Kashmiri is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India.
Kashmiri is spoken by roughly five percent of Pakistan-Administrated Azad Kashmir's population. It has close relationship with other Indo-Aryan languages, especially Standard Punjabi, Western Punjabi, Sindhi, and the dialects of Western Pahari.