Alternate Names: Hazara Hindko, Hindki, Kagani, Kaghani
Dialects: Also related to Panjabi ,, Seraiki ,, and Pahari-Potwari ,; which have all been called Greater Panjabi, forming part of Lahnda ,. Lexical similaritiy: 82%–92% with Northern Hindko dialects, 67%–82% with Northern and Southern Hindko , varieties. A member of macrolanguage Lahnda ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,880,000 (1981 census). Total Hindko in Pakistan 3,000,000 (1993).
Language Use: The educated also use Urdu [urd] with varied proficiency. Also use Pashto, Western Panjabi [pnb] with low proficiency. Used as L2 by Kundal Shahi [shd].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 20%. Poetry. Radio programs. TV. NT: 1991.
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Pakistan
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni).