Pahari, Mahasu

A language of India

ISO 639: bfz
Alternate Names: Mahasui
Population: 1,000,000 (2002).
Location:: Himachal Pradesh state: Shimla and Solan districts; Uttarakhand state: Uttarkashi district.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Pahari, Western Pahari
Dialects: Lower Mahasu Pahari (Baghati, Baghliani, Bangani, Kiunthali), Upper Mahasu Pahari (Rampuri, Rohruri, Shimla Siraji, Sodochi). The Kiunthali variety appears to be understood by others, and their attitude toward it is favorable. Rampuri is also called Kochi; Rohruri is also called Soracholi. Intelligibility among dialects above 85%. Lexical similarity: 74%–82% with upper dialects, 74%–95% with lower dialects.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; genitives after noun heads; nontonal.
Language Use: Home, religion. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], with more proficiency among educated people.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 80% for Shimla District, 82% for Solan (2001 census). Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. NT: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Pahari, Mahasu
Writing: Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments: Hindu.

Location: Himachal Pradesh state: Shimla and Solan districts; Uttarakhand state: Uttarkashi district.