Salani
सलाणी
Native toIndia
RegionUttarakhand[1][2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologsala1263
Salani is spoken in Uttarakhand, in the north of India
Salani is spoken in Uttarakhand, in the north of India
Salani
Approximate location of the Salani-speaking area in India
Coordinates: 29°55′01″N 78°42′36″E / 29.9170°N 78.7101°E / 29.9170; 78.7101

Salani is a Garhwali dialect spoken in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand, northern India.[3][4][5] G.A. Grierson has described it as "practically the same as Srinagaria".[6]

Region and stats

it is spoken to the South of Rathwali, in the Parganas of Malla, Tallā and Gañgā Salan, in the parganas to the immediate North and in Western portion of Pali pargana of Almora.

Below are the statistics of estimated number of speakers in different regions, as of early 20th century:

Stats of Salani (last updated 1916)[7]
Region No. of speakers
Pauri(British Garhwal) 207,832
Almora 15,176
Dehradun 5000
Saharanpur 250
Bijnor 1000
Moradabad 500

Script & specimen

A sample in Salani, taken from Grierson's book.

See also

References

  1. ^ Upreti, Ganga Dutt (1900). Hill Dialects of the Kumaun Division. p. 60.
  2. ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic survey of India vol. 9 part 4.
  3. ^ Upreti, Ganga Dutt (1900). Hill Dialects of the Kumaun Division.
  4. ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic survey of India vol. 9 part 4. pp. 336–341.
  5. ^ "Salani glottolog registry". Glottolog.
  6. ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic Survey of India Volume 9 Part 4. p. 336.
  7. ^ Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic Survey of India, Volume 9 Part 4. p. 336.
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