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Khowar

Khowar proper noun: an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch, spoken by the Kho people.

Proper noun

Khowar

  1. An Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch, spoken by the Kho people.
    • In those languages are, (1) Boorishki or Khajuna, the language of the Boorish or Yeshkuns, which is spoken in Hunza, Nager, and Yassin, (2) Shina, the language of the Shins which is spoken in the Gilgit Valley, (3) Khowar, the language of Chitral.1885, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, volume 17, page 89
    • Few people in Rowshan regularly read Khowar works, however, and their attitudes towards the value of written Khowar are ambivalent.2005, Magnus Marsden, Living Islam: Muslim Religious Experience in Pakistan's North-West Frontier
    Synonyms:
    Chitrali, Arniya

Khowar meaning in Hindi

Khowar in Hindi

language
खोवार khovār, चित्राली citrālī, अरनिया arniyā

Synonyms of Khowar

Questions about Khowar

What does Khowar mean?
Khowar means an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch, spoken by the Kho people.
What is Khowar in Hindi?
Khowar in Hindi is खोवार (khovār), चित्राली (citrālī), अरनिया (arniyā). See Khowar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Khowar?
Khowar is a proper noun.

Words near Khowar in the dictionary

  1. Khouzestan
  2. Khovanov homology
  3. Khovd
  4. khowa
  5. Khowai
  6. Khowar
  7. Khowarazm
  8. Khowarezm
  9. Khowarizm
  10. Khoy
  11. khoya

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