Dogri language
Dogri (डोगरी) is an Indo-Aryan language, spoken by the Dogra people of the Jammu region in India. Smaller groups of speakers live in adjoining regions of western Himachal Pradesh.
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| Native to | India | |||
| Region | Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh | |||
| Native speakers | 3 million (date missing) | |||
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| Writing system | Devanagari | |||
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| Official language in |  India | |||
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| ISO 639-2 | doi | |||
| ISO 639-3 | – | |||
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Speakers
It is spoken by about two million people in Jammu Kashmir region in India, chiefly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, but also in northern Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, other parts of Kashmir, and elsewhere. Dogri speakers are called Dogras, and the Dogri-speaking region is called Duggar.
Language profile
Dogri is a member of the Western Pahari Group of languages. Unusually for an Indo-European language, Dogri is tonal, a trait it shares with other Western Pahari.
Dogri Language Media
Dogra Script Specimen
Dogri folk song sung during the interview of a Dhramshala citizen
