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| Pothohari displays some characteristics which indicate that it is in fact older than Panjabi, disputing the idea that it is a dialect of Panjabi. | Pothohari displays some characteristics which indicate that it is in fact older than Panjabi, disputing the idea that it is a dialect of Panjabi. | ||
| The Romani language first developed prior to Panjabi, and this shares many characteristics unique ''only'' to Pothohari and Romani, and not shared with Panjabi. |
The Romani language first developed prior to Panjabi, and this shares many characteristics unique ''only'' to Pothohari and Romani, and not shared with Panjabi. | ||
| The majority of Mirpur orientated Muslims in the UK have given the reputation of Kashmiri being so-called "Hard Men". Claims of this have subsequently been proved with some of the major influences of British Pakistanis in England (particularly Bradford) and Scotland (particularly Glasgow) having parents originated from Mirpur City. | |||
| The 2004 Census of the UK records that 87% of British Pakistanis are of Kashmiri Descent, the majority Mirpuri (82%). ==References== | |||
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| The BBC hosts a weekly radio show in Mirpuri due to the large Mirpuri Asian community in the UK | |||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/mirpuri/ | |||
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The Pothohari language otherwise known as Mirpuri or Potwari is an Indo-European language spoken from the Potwar district around Rawalpindi, Pakistan to the Indian-Kashmiri border in the Mirpur district in Azad Jammu Kashmir. It is closely related to Panjabi and Romani (Gypsy), but is distinct from these languages.
There is some dialect continuum with Hindko and the Jhelumi dialect of Panjabi. Pothohari speakers may understand Panjabis both from India and Pakistan, but these groups may not understand Pothohari.
Pothohari displays some characteristics which indicate that it is in fact older than Panjabi, disputing the idea that it is a dialect of Panjabi. The Romani language first developed prior to Panjabi, and this shares many characteristics unique only to Pothohari and Romani, and not shared with Panjabi.