Hindko, Southern | Ethnologue

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639: hnd
Alternate Names: Hindko
Autonym: ہندکو‎ (Hindko)
Population: 1,170,000 (2017 census).
Location:: Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Kohat and Peshawar districts; Punjab province: Attock district, to south Hazara division; Islamabad.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Panjabi, Western Panjabi
Dialects: Peshawar Hindko (Peshawari), Attock Hindko (Attock-Haripur Hindko), Kohat Hindko (Kohati), Rural Peshawar Hindko. The dialect in Dera Ismail Khan, sometimes called ‘Hindko’, is reportedly more similar to Saraiki [skr]. A member of macrolanguage Lahnda [lah].
Language Use: Also use Northern Pashto [pbu]. Also use Saraiki [skr]. Also use Urdu [urd]. Also use Western Punjabi [pnb].
Language Development: Literature. Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Hindko, Southern
Writing: Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran], primary usage.
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Kohat and Peshawar districts; Punjab province: Attock district, to south Hazara division; Islamabad.