Northern Hindko
Northern Hindko or Hazari Hindko is a dialect of the Hindko language spoken in the Hazara Division. It is the most widely spoken variety of Hindko
| Northern Hindko Hazari hindko | |
|---|---|
| اتَرُی ہنَدْکوَ, ਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | |
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Hazara Division, Peshawar, Kohat, Abbottabad |
| Ethnicity | Hindkowan |
| Native speakers | 5 million[1] (2022) |
| Language family | Indo-European
|
| Writing system | Shahmukhi, Gurmukhi (original) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hnpb – Hazari hindko |
 The proportion of people with Hindko Panjabi as their mother tongue in each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census | |
Northern Hindko Media
Zaeem speaking Hindko.MTS
"Vaf" is a unique letter of Hindko, and many Indo-Aryan language. Vaf is used from loanwords of Pashto origin.
References
- ↑ "The strange and little-known case of Hindko". 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.