Churahi

CDJ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Chaurahi, Churahi Pahari, Churai Pahari

Dialects: None known. 90% intelligibility of Mandeali ,, 83% of Kangri ,, 85% of Chambeali ,. Lexical similarity: 78% with Chambeali , (most similar), 70% with Palampuri Kangri , and Bhattiyali ,, 67%–69% with Gaddi ,, 65% with Mandeali , and Bilaspuri ,, 64% with Pangi.

Genealogy:

Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
Northern zone
Western Pahari

Demographics: 111,000 (1991 census).

Language Use: All ages. Also use Eastern Panjabi [pan], Hindi [hin], Urdu [urd].

Typology: SOV; postpositions; genitives after noun heads; adjectives, numerals before noun heads; question word initial; verb suffixes mark person, number, gender of subject.

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: Hindu.