Bilaspuri

A language of India

ISO 639: kfs
Alternate Names: Bilaspuri Pahari, Kahluri, Kehloori Pahari, Kehluri, Pacchmi
Population: 296,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Himachal Pradesh state: Bilaspur district; Punjab state: Rupnagar district.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Pahari, Western Pahari
Dialects: None known. 95% intelligibility of Mandeali [mjl], 94% of Kangri [xnr]. Lexical similarity: 90% with Kangri of Palampur, 86% with Mandeali, 84% with Chambeali [cdh].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Home, community, agriculture, religion. Used by all. Also use Eastern Punjabi [pan]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], especially for instruction in school and politics, but middle-aged and older women have limited comprehension of it. Also use Urdu [urd], especially by middle-aged and older educated people.
Language Development: Radio. NT: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bilaspuri
Writing: Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments: ‘Kahluri’ is based on the old name for the princely state. Hindu.

Location: Himachal Pradesh state: Bilaspur district; Punjab state: Rupnagar district.