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{{Short description|Presence and prominence of languages at the provincial level in Pakistan}} |
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{{Main|Languages of Pakistan}} |
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{{Culture of Pakistan}} |
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The '''provincial languages of Pakistan''' are a set of languages that are spoken and used in the ] (], ], ], ] and ]). |
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== Balochistan == |
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|Balochi is the main provincial language of Balochistan |
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|Urdu is the second language of Balochistan |
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|Brahui is the third language of Balochistan |
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|Pashto is spoken by majority of Quetta, capital of Balochistan |
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|Fourth language of Balochistan |
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== Punjab == |
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|Punjabi is the first language of Punjab |
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|Saraiki is the second language of Punjab |
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|Hindko is the third language of Punjab |
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|Urdu is the fourth language of Punjab |
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== Khyber Pakhtunkhwa == |
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|Pashto is the main provincial language of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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|Urdu is the second language of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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|Hindko is spoken in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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== Sindh == |
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|Sindhi is the first language of Sindh |
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|Lasi is similar to Sindhi and is the second language of Sindh |
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|There are a lot of Urdu-Speaking Muhajirs in Karachi |
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|Kutchi is the fourth language of Sindh |
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|Thari is the fifth language of Pakistan |
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|Balochi is spoken in western Sindh |
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|Saraiki is spoken in Northern Sindh, near the Punjab border |
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== Gilgit-Baltistan == |
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|It is a ] spoken by the majority in six '']''s (Gilgit, Diamir/Chilas, Darel/Tangir, Astore, Puniyal/Gahkuch and Rondu). |
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|It is spoken by the majority in four ''tehsil''s (Nagar I, Nagar II, Hunza and Yasin). It is a ] that has borrowed considerable Urdu vocabulary. |
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|It is spoken by the majority in two ''tehsil''s (Gupis and Ishkomen) but also spoken in Yasin and Puniyal/Gahkuch Tehsils. Like Shina, it is a Dardic language. |
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|It is spoken by the majority of people in Gojal Tehsil of Hunza. But it is also spoken in the Yasin and Ishkoman tehsils of ] and ] districts. |
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|It is spoken in Gilgit Baltistan and some parts of India's Ladakh |
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|It is the least spoken language of Gilgit-Baltistan, In 2011, the estimated Domaaki speakers were 340. |
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== Azad Kashmir == |
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|Kashmiri is the first/official language of Azad Kashmir |
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|Urdu is the second language of Azad Kashmir |
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|Gujari is the third language of Azad Kashmir |
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|Pahari is spoken in Northern Azad Kashmir and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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|Pashto is spoken in Southwestern Azad Kashmir |
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|Hindko is spoken in Southern Azad Kashmir |
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|Uyghur is spoken in Northern Azad Kashmir along the Chinese border |
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|Kundal Shahi is a endangered language in Central Azad Kashmir |
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== References == |
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https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-pakistan.html#:~:text=Urdu%20is%20not%20only%20the,national%20language%20of%20the%20country. |
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https://uh.edu/~sriaz/thecountry/languages/ |
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{{Languages of Pakistan}} |
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