Khowar language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Khowar, Arniya |
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| Native to | Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Native speakers | 290,000 (2016) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
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"Kho" means the people of Chitral, "War" means language. It is spoken by the Kho people in the Chitral District, Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan (including the Yasin Valley, Golaghmuli Valley, Phandar Ishkoman and Gupis) and in parts of Upper Swat (Mateltan Village), Pakistan, as well as in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Speakers of Khowar have also migrated heavily to Pakistan's major urban centres with Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, having significant populations. It is spoken as a second language in the rest of Gilgit and Hunza. There are believed to be small numbers of Khowar speakers in Afghanistan, China and Tajikistan.
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