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Khowar language

Also known as Chitrali

Khowar, also called Chitrali, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic group spoken by several hundred thousand people in Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. It was the main language of the people and court of the princely state of Chitral under the Mehtars, and it is written in a form of the Perso-Arabic script.

Khowar language
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Chitral State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Khowar language. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/khowar-language
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