Hindko, Southern

HND

developing

Dialects: Attock Hindko (Attock-Haripur Hindko), Kohat Hindko (Kohati), Peshawar Hindko (Peshawari), Rural Peshawar Hindko. The dialect in Dera Ismail Khan, sometimes called, Hindko, is reportedly more similar to Seraiki ,. A member of macrolanguage Lahnda ,.

Genealogy:

Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
Northwestern zone
Lahnda

Demographics: 625,000 (1981 census).

Language Use: Also use Urdu [urd], Western Panjabi [pnb].

Language Development: Radio programs. TV.

Writing System: Arabic

Nation of Origin: Pakistan

Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni).