Pogali, or Poguli, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Chenab Valley in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its area encompasses the Pogal and Paristan, Ramsu Banihal Khari Reasi's village and cheneni,[1] and currently falls within the of Ramban district's .Pogali while based on Kashmiri, is much mixed with Pahari and Lahnda, and forms a transition dialect. In 1911 the number of speakers was reported to be 8,158.[2] Like its neighbours Sarazi and Rambani, Pogali is intermediate between Kashmiri and Western Pahari.[3]

Pogali
Native toIndia
RegionChenab valley
EthnicityPogali
Language codes
ISO 639-3hkh
Glottologpogu1238  Poguli

References

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  1. ^ Kaul 2006, p. 219.
  2. ^ Grierson, George Abraham. Linguistic Survey of India (LSI). Vol. 8. Kalpaz publications. ISBN 9789351283133.
  3. ^ Kaul 2006.

Bibliography

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  • Kaul, Pritam Krishen (2006). Pahāṛi and Other Tribal Dialects of Jammu. Vol. 1. Delhi: Eastern Book Linkers. ISBN 8178541017.