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Aimol
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Angami
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Awan |
Badaga |
Bharia |
Bangni |
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Bishnoi |
Bodo |
Bondo |
Chakhesang |
Chang |
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Chote |
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Didayi |
Digaro-Mishmi | Dimasa Kachari | Dogra |
Gaddis |
Garo |
Gowlan |
Gujjars |
Halbaa |
Hmar |
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Irula |
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Juang |
Kabui |
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Khasi |
Khoibu |
Kinnaure |
Kondh |
Korku
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Koya
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Kutchi
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Lahules |
Liangmai |
Lohara |
Lotha |
Magahi |
Magar
Eastern |
Mahali
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Mao |
Maram
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Meithei
| Miju-Mishmi |
Miri |
Monpa |
Monsang |
Munda |
Nicobarese
Southern |
Nishi |
Nocte |
Onge |
Oraon |
Paite |
Paliyan |
Pangwali |
Piral |
Pochury |
Poumai |
Raika |
Rengma |
Sangtam |
Santali |
Saora |
Savara |
Sema |
Sentinel |
Shom
Peng |
Spitians |
Sulung |
Tagin |
Tangkhul |
Tutsa |
Wancho |
Warli |
Yerukula |
Zangskari |
Zomi
| Pangwali |
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| Indigenous Group |
Pangwali (Also known as: Pahari, Pangi, Pangwali Pahari, Pangwala) |
| Location |
India, Himachal Pradesh, Lahul-Spiti District, Udaipur down the Chenab (Chandra-Bhaga) River to the Chamba border at Purthi, and possibly from Tandi to the Sanch Pass. Another dialect over the pass; Chamba District, Pangi Tahsil. |
| Estimated Population |
16,310 (2001,
PeopleGroups) |
| Environment |
Mountain and Forest |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Pangwali
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern Zone, Western Pahari
Alternate names: Pahari, Pangi, Pangwali Pahari
Dialects: Reported to be nearly the same as Bhadrawahi. 64% inherent intelligibility of Mandeali, 52% of Kangri, 44% of Chambeali. Lexical similarity 55% with Hindi, 77% with Kullui Pahari.
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| Website URLs |
People Groups
Ethnologue
Chamba Heritage
Himachalonline, Himachal Language
WebIndia123
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| NGOs |
Peoples Action for People in Need
Himachal Harijan Kalyan Sanstha |
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