Alternate Names: Kangra-Dogri, Pahari, Pahari Kangri
Dialects: Hamirpuri, Palampuri. Lexical similarity: Palampuri dialect; 90% with Bilaspuri , and Chambeali ,, 89% with Mandeali ,, 83% with Bhattiyali ,, 80% with the MacLeod Ganj dialect of Gaddi ,. A member of macrolanguage Dogri ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,700,000 (1996 Survey). L2 users: Surrounding Pahari dialects have high comprehension of Kangri.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, work, market. All ages. Positive attitudes. Hindi [hin] used for communicating with outsiders. Also use Eastern Panjabi [pan], English [eng], Urdu [urd].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 70%. Educators promote Kangri. Acceptability of other Pahari dialects is high. Poetry. Radio programs.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Hindu.