Salani dialect
Garhwali dialect of Uttarakhand, India
| Salani | |
|---|---|
| सलाणी | |
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| Native to | India |
| Region | Uttarakhand[1][2] |
Language family | Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | sala1263 |
| 29°55′01″N 78°42′36″E / 29.9170°N 78.7101°E / 29.9170; 78.7101 | |
Salani is a Garhwali dialect spoken in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand, northern India.[3][4][5] G.A. Grierson has described it as "practically the same as Srinagaria".[6]
Region and stats
it is spoken to the South of Rathwali, in the Parganas of Malla, Tallā and Gañgā Salan, in the parganas to the immediate North and in Western portion of Pali pargana of Almora.
Below are the statistics of estimated number of speakers in different regions, as of early 20th century:
| Region | No. of speakers |
|---|---|
| Pauri(British Garhwal) | 207,832 |
| Almora | 15,176 |
| Dehradun | 5000 |
| Saharanpur | 250 |
| Bijnor | 1000 |
| Moradabad | 500 |
Script & specimen
See also
References
- ^ Upreti, Ganga Dutt (1900). Hill Dialects of the Kumaun Division. p. 60.
- ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic survey of India vol. 9 part 4.
- ^ Upreti, Ganga Dutt (1900). Hill Dialects of the Kumaun Division.
- ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic survey of India vol. 9 part 4. pp. 336–341.
- ^ "Salani glottolog registry". Glottolog.
- ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic Survey of India Volume 9 Part 4. p. 336.
- ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic Survey of India, Volume 9 Part 4. p. 336.
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