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Garhwali dialect of Uttarakhand, India

Salani
सलाणी

Native to	India
Region	Uttarakhand
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan North-Western or Northern Central Pahari Salani
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	`sala1263`
SalaniApproximate location of the Salani-speaking area in India
Coordinates: 29°55′01″N 78°42′36″E / 29.9170°N 78.7101°E / 29.9170; 78.7101

Salani is a Garhwali dialect spoken in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand, northern India. G.A. Grierson has described it as "practically the same as Srinagaria".

Region and stats

it is spoken to the South of Rathwali, in the Parganas of Malla, Tallā and Gañgā Salan, in the parganas to the immediate North and in Western portion of Pali pargana of Almora.

Below are the statistics of estimated number of speakers in different regions, as of early 20th century:

Stats of Salani (last updated 1916)
Region	No. of speakers
Pauri(British Garhwal)	207,832
Almora	15,176
Dehradun	5000
Saharanpur	250
Bijnor	1000
Moradabad	500

Script & specimen

A sample in Salani, taken from Grierson's book.

References

Upreti, Ganga Dutt (1900). Hill Dialects of the Kumaun Division. p. 60.
Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic survey of India vol. 9 part 4.
Upreti, Ganga Dutt (1900). Hill Dialects of the Kumaun Division.
Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic survey of India vol. 9 part 4. pp. 336–341.
"Salani glottolog registry". Glottolog.
Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic Survey of India Volume 9 Part 4. p. 336.
Grierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic Survey of India, Volume 9 Part 4. p. 336.

State of Uttarakhand

State capitals: legislative: Dehradun (winter); Bhararisain (summer); judicial: Nainital

Government

Symbols	Day Emblem Song Motto
Executive	Governor Chief Minister Council of Ministers Cabinets Chief Secretary Gazette Agencies Departments Disaster Response Force Fire and Emergency Services Provincial Armed Constabulary Forest Department Police Department Public Service Commission Provincial Civil Service Provincial Police Service Provincial Forest Service
Legislature	Legislative Assembly History Speaker Leader of the Opposition
Judiciary	High Court Chief Justice Judges Bar Council Lok Adalat Lokayukta

History

Ancient
kingdoms

Medieval
kingdoms

Colonial
Uttarakhand

Company rule	Ceded and Conquered Provinces North-Western Provinces Agra Presidency
Crown rule	United Provinces of Agra and Oudh United Provinces of Agra and Oudh United Provinces

Contemporary
Uttarakhand

Geography
and
ecology

Geological
features

Mountains	Great Himalayas Garhwal Himalayas Sivalik Hills Mountain peaks Bugyals Lakes
Plains	Bhabar Terai Doab Ganges Basin

Ecoregions

Highlands	Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests Himalayan subtropical pine forests
Lowlands	Western Himalayan broadleaf forests Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests Terai–Duar savanna and grasslands Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests

Demographics

Ethnic
groups

Indo-Aryans	Garhwalis Kumaonis Jaunsaris Buksas Tharus
Tibeto-Burmans	Bhotiyas Shaukas Rajis Jads Banrawats
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes

Languages

Official

Spoken

Indo-Aryan	Garhwali Kumaoni Jaunsari Bangani Buksa Tharu
Tibeto-Burman	Rongpo Byangsi Chaudangsi Darmiya Raji Rawat Jad

Administrative
divisions

Urban	Districts Tehsils Urban Local Bodies Municipal Corporations
Rural	Parganas Community Development Blocks

Politics

Tourism

Monuments	World Heritage Site Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Ramsar Wetland Asan Barrage Monuments of National Importance State Protected Monuments Temples Tourist attractions in Dehradun
Chardham circuit	Gangotri Yamunotri Yamunotri Temple Badrinath Badrinath Temple Kedarnath Kedarnath Temple Sapta Badri Panch Kedar Panch Prayag Gomukh
National parks	Gangotri Govind Pashu Vihar Jim Corbett Nanda Devi Rajaji Valley of Flowers

Sports

Region and stats

Script & specimen

See also

References