Khowar language
Khowar (ISO 639-3 code khw) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in India and Pakistan. It has about 300,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as at risk.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | khw |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | khow1242 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | India, Pakistan |
| Speakers (estimate) | 300,000 |
| Endangerment | At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- Hindi610,000,000 speakers
- Bengali273,000,000 speakers
- Urdu232,000,000 speakers
- Punjabi130,000,000 speakers
- Marathi95,000,000 speakers
- Gujarati62,000,000 speakers
- Assamese15,000,000 speakers
- Kashmiri6,800,000 speakers
- Garhwali2,920,000 speakers
- Mahasu Pahari500,000 speakers
- Sirmauri400,000 speakers
- Chambeali129,654 speakers
More about Khowar
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.