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	Hindko language - The UCSC Wikipedia Trust Project
		Hindko (or Hindku) is an ancient language spoken in northern Pakistan.
		Farigh Bukhari and South Asian language expert and historian Christopher Shackle believe that Hindko was a generic term applied to the Indo-Aryan dialect continuum in the northwest frontier territories and adjacent district of Attock in the Punjab province to differentiate it in function and form from Pashto.
		In the northeast, Hindko is the dominant language both in terms of domain of usage and in terms of the number of speakers, whereas in the southwest, Pashto seems to be advancing in those same areas.
	wiki-trust.cse.ucsc.edu /index.php/Hindko (904 words)

	Hindko language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hindko is an ancient language spoken in northern Pakistan.
		The main group who speak Hindko are referred to by many academics (and in publications such as the Encyclopædia Britannica) as Punjabi Pathans as they show substantial intermingling with Pashtuns who comprise the majority in most of the regions inhabited by northern speakers of Hindko.
		In the northeast, Hindko is the dominant language both in terms of domain of usage and in terms of the number of speakers, whereas in the southwest, Pashto seems to be advancing in those same areas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hindko (796 words)

	Pakistans.com - Languages Of Pakistan
		Most of the languages of Pakistan are part of the family of Indo-European languages and span the Indo-Iranian range of that family with the Indo-Aryan languages predominant in the east and the Iranian languages the most significant in the west as well as Dardic languages in the north and northwest.
		Urdu, a standardized register of Hindustani, is the national language of Pakistan and has historical significance as a language developed during the Islamic conquests in the Indian Subcontinent during the period of the Mughal Empire and was chosen as a neutral language to unite the various groups of modern Pakistan.
		In India it is the official language of the state of Punjab, and one of the 15 official languages recognized by the Indian constitution.
	www.pakistans.com /pakistan/language (2047 words)

	hindko zuban
		The greatest achievement of the Hindko Conference was that it gave the Hindko literati and intellectuals the opportunity to reflect on the ability of the language to survive in the global village, and the cultural imperialism that accompanies it.
		The notion that Hindko is a dialect of Punjabi was rejected as according to an epitaph written in Khurashti script that was excavated from a well in Taxila, the Hindko language is as old as 5,000 years.
		Hindko speaking members of the NWFP Assembly should be allowed to address in Hindko and the assembly proceedings should also be recorded in their mother tongue.
	hindko.livejournal.com (8062 words)

	UrbanPK.com
		Pashto phonology is distinguished by the presence of the retroflex consonants that are borrowed from the surrounding Indo-Aryan languages.
		The language is also the first language of the Muhajir [Original Immigrants that left India for Pakistan after Independence] community, as a sign and living testimony of their loyalty and unity with the Muslim brothers of their new homeland and of the entire Sub-Continent.
		Kashmiri is the language of Azad Kashmir and the Kashmiri immigrants from Indian occupied Kashmir.
	www.urbanpk.com /pages/content/discover/language.php (5772 words)

	dialects, dialect, vocabulary, script, state, people, based, Uttar, Union, Arabic, separate, formal, native - Hindi
		Hindi (à¤¹à¤¿à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥ or à¤¹à¤¿à¤à¤¦à¥ in DevanÄgarÄ«; pronunciation:), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the primary official language of the Union government of India.
		It was envisioned that Hindi would become the sole working language of the central government by 1965, with state governments being free to function in languages of their own choice.
		This highly popular mixing of both the languages in most parts of northern and central India has grown from the fact that English is a popular language of choice amongst the urbane youth who finds itself comfortable in its lexicon.
	www.alphasearch.org /Hindi.html (4246 words)

	OPF
		In the northeast, Hindko is the dominant language both in terms of domain of usage and in terms of the number of speakers, whereas in the southwest, Pashto seems to be advancing in those same areas.
		One author claimed that the origin and growth of the Punjabi language was "a result of administrative divisions of northern India since Mughal rule," made Punjab a central administrative division; its language rose to prominence after the 16th century due to the socio-political situation.
		The Siraiki language is spoken in the central part of Pakistan, on either side of Indus, approximately from 280 N to 330 N longitude and including the reaches of Chenab and Sutlej, which correspond to the southwestern part of Punjab and adjacent areas.
	www.opf.org.pk /almanac/L/languages.htm (7298 words)

	Hindko Language (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The term Hindko is often used to refer to an speakers of an Hindko language, but in popular usage it may designate an language for well.
		Addleton states that "Hindko is an most significant linguistic minority in an NWFP, represented in nearly one-fifth of an province's total households." In Abbottabad District 92 per cent of households reported speaking Hindko, in Mansehra District 47 per cent, in Peshawar District 7 per cent, with in Kohat District 10 per cent (1986).
		In an northeast, Hindko is an dominant language both in terms of domain of usage with in terms of an number of speakers, whereas in an southwest, Pashto seems to be advancing in those same areas.
	charleshardin38.typedot.com /w/Hindko_language (857 words)

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		The scholars rejected the notion that Hindko was a dialect of Punjabi and proved in their papers that, according to an epitaph extracted from a well in Taxila, Hindko was 5,000 years old.
		In his opinion the dictionary compiled in Hindko was incomplete because it lacked references to local culture and different dialects of the language.
		A Department for Hindko Studies should be set up at the University of Peshawar and University of Hazara to facilitate higher research on Hindko language and literature besides setting up of an Institute of Hindko Language and Culture for promotion of Hindko language and Hindkowan Culture.
	hindko.livejournal.com /19254.html?mode=reply (375 words)

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		Hindko is an ancient language spoken in northern Pakistan, mainly in the North West Frontier Province, Punjab and Kashmir by an estimated 2.2 million people.
		Hindko speakers are commonly referred to as Punjabi Pathans or simply Pathans.
		Gull regretted that though it was the second largest language after Pashto in the region, Hindko still lacked official patronage.
	www.vluvshahrukh.com /news?action=fullnews&id=615 (315 words)

	List of Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages include some 39 (SIL estimate) languages and dialects spoken by about many people in Asia; this language family is a part of the Indo-Aryan language family.
		The Indo-Aryan branch is the largest part of the Indo-Iranian language family.
		Dardic languages (The relation of this subgroup to other Indo Aryan languages is unclear.)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Northwestern_Indo-Aryan_languages (112 words)

	Hindko (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hindko is an ancient language spoken in the Indian subcontinent.
		During the pre-Buddhist era, the language of the masses was refined by the ancient grammarian Panini who set the rules of a structurally rigorous language called Sanskrit which was used principally for scriptures (analogous to Latin in the Western world).
		Meanwhile, the vernacular language of the masses, Prakrit developed into many tongues and dialects spread over the Northern parts of the subcontinent.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Languages-of-Pakistan/Hindko.html (110 words)

	"An Intangible Heritage"
		As far as Hindko language is concerned, I do not disagree to your opinion, however I can claim that the term "Hindko" has been given to Hindko language by the Pashtoons.
		Before the term Hindko whether it was Lhanda or some other language, would you please let me know if there is any mention of the name Hindko for the language in its four thousands years' history, as you claim.
		You are talking of Hindko Civilization, so you are right but it would be an addition to my knowledge if you kindly let me know as to which nation, Hindko could be associated with so that one may say easily that Hindko is the language of such and such race and ethnicity.
	www.khyberwatch.org /rajwalis.htm (1156 words)

	Shah Rukh, Dilip Kumar invited to Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hindko is an ancient language spoken in northern Pakistan, mainly in the North West Frontier Province, Punjab and Kashmir by an estimated 2.2 million people.
		Hindko speakers are commonly referred to as Punjabi Pathans or simply Pathans.
		Gull regretted that though it was the second largest language after Pashto in the region, Hindko still lacked official patronage.
	www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?id=4784 (353 words)

	The Pathan's of Chach - GupShup Forums
		Hindko is a language, which can be traced back to the Gandhara civilisation.
		Hindko is now the dominant language in Attock, and Pashto is hardly ever spoken amongst the settled inhabitants.
		There is conflicting theory on whether Pashto or Hindko is the original language of the area, as many Chachi's state that their elders used to speak Pashto.
	www.paklinks.com /gs/showthread.php?t=143361 (3226 words)

	Azad Kashmir
		Ostensibly autonomous, the Islamic Republic of Azad Jammu & Kashmir is administered directly by a Secretary to the Pakistan Government - the Secretary for Azad Jammu & Kashmir - while it has a nominally independent setup, with President, Prime Minister, legislature, etc.
		Although styled Azad Kashmir, the Islamic Republic of Azad Jammu & Kashmir is predominantly populated by the Hindko[?] nationality, speaking the Hindko language.
		Both the Hindko and the Gurjars are Muslims.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/az/Azad_Kashmir.html (179 words)

	Pakistan Think Tank Forum :: View topic - Languages of pakistan
		Philologically, the Baluchi language is of a Persian complexion as is evident from the Persian words and expressions in the two dialects of the language.
		The term Hindko is often used to refer to the speakers of the Hindko language, but in popular usage it may designate the language as well.
		The Siraiki language is spoken in the central part of Pakistan, on either side of Indus, approximately from 280 N to 330 N longitude and including the reaches of Chenab and Sutlej, which correspond to the southwestern part of Punjab and adjacent areas.
	www.pakistanthinktank.org /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=83 (7527 words)

	September 11
		Hindko is a mega-language, which contains elements of almost all languages spoken on both sides of the river Indus -- from Gujri to Gujrati and including Punjabi, Potohari, Seraiki and Sindhi.
		The language that used to be spoken along the two banks of the river during the times of great Indus valley civilization, was called Sindko.
		Hindko, therefore, is not mainly the language of Peshawar as is generally thought of.
	www.apnaorg.com /articles/news-3 (1801 words)

	Preservation of Hindko language, culture sought
		PESHAWAR: Hindko language and culture is our identity that should be preserved and promoted because linguistic and cultural developments lead the people to other forms of uplift.
		“Hindko is the second main language of NWFP which is also spoken overwhelmingly by the people of Hazara, apart from Peshawar, Kohat, Nowshera, Potohar and parts of Kashmir.
		Efforts being made for the preservation and promotion of Hindko language and culture should be strengthened,” said the minister who took oath of his office recently and is yet to get a portfolio.
	www.thenews.com.pk /print1.asp?id=110734 (259 words)

	Hindko one of the Desi Languages [Archive] - Punjabi discussion Forums at punjabi.net
		Hindko is an ancient language spoken in the Indian subcontinent.
		Hindko is a very ancient language of the Indian subcontinent.
		Hindko is not mother of all desi languages as you incorrectly titled your topic.
	punjabi.net /forum/archive/index.php/t-790.html (301 words)

	Whispering Heritage :: Khyber.ORG
		The author, Dr Raj Wali Shah Khattak, is a former director of the Pushto Academy and one of the senior academicians of the University of Peshawar.
		The Hindko society was founded to promote Hindko language and literature.
		The language, phrases, style and even the title page is impressive and reflective of a typical Pakhtoon style.
	www.khyber.org /books/2005/WhisperingHeritage.shtml (853 words)

	Sindhi language (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sindhi is also a recognised official language of India, where it is spoken by approximately 1.2 million members of an ethnic group which migrated from the province of Sindh, Pakistan, during the partition of India of British India in 1947.
		Sindhi is taught as a first language in the schools of south-east Pakistan, except in large metropolises like Karachi.
		Sindhi language has a vast vocabulary, this has made it a favourite of many writers and so a lot of literature and poetry has been written in Sindhi.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Languages-of-Pakistan/Sindhi-language.html (233 words)

	Islamica Community Forums - Debate - Would you rather be Pashtun or Punjabi? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Siaraiki (separate from Hindko but has similarities just like any other Punjabi dialect) or sometimes known as Multani is more related to Punjabi towards the north but as you move southwards the influence of Sindhi language increases.
		And another thing some sub dialects of Hindko are hard to understand for other Punjabis because of the influence of Pashto but in itâs pure form itâs easy to understand same is the case with some Siraki dialects where the influence of Sindhi is too much.
		And another thing some sub dialects of Hindko are hard to understand for other Punjabis because of the influence of Pashto but in itâs pure form itâs easy to understand same is the same is the case with some Siraki dialects where the influence of Sindhi is too much.
	www.islamicaweb.com /forums/showthread.php?p=679578 (1903 words)

	Hindko Bazaar
		To this very day, the melodic sounds of Hindko can still be heard in the narrow streets and alleys of the colorful Hindko bazaar in the old city.
		Hindko is recognized even by speakers of its neighboring languages as a sweet language, well suited to reciting poetry, singing love songs, or chatting among friends.
		From Peshawar to Abbottabad to Muzzafarabad, Hindko is a thriving, vital language used in every aspect of life by those who call it their mother-tongue.
	asia.geocities.com /hindkoproject/index.htm (160 words)

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