Pothohari can mean either an inhabitant of Pothohar, an area in the north of Pakistani Punjab province, or the language spoken in the region. The Pothahari language is a dialect of Punjabi and differs from other dialects, namely Maajhi, the standard Punjabi dialect slightly in pronunciation. Pothohari is a member of the Western Pahari ('Pahaari') group of dialects; Western Pahari dialects include: Potwari, Kangri, Kullu, etc. The term 'Pahaari/Pahari' in Hindi, Urdu, or Punjabi means "(language) of the mountain people". Potohar (or Potwar or Pothohar) Plateau is a plateau in Pakistan. ... The Punjab or Panjab (Punjabi: ) province of Pakistan is the countrys most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Maajhi is referred to as the standard dialect of Punjabi language. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...

Western Pahaari (or Pahari) dialects are also spoken in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh consists of the Himalayan portion of the original state of Punjab which, along with Haryana, was carved out Greater Indian Punjab, in 1971, several decades after India liberated itself from the British Empire.

Pothohari is an Indo-Aryan language and along with standard Punjabi has been traced to be the source language of the Roma/Sinti people of Europe. The Roma people (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), often referred to as gypsies, are a heterogeneous ethnic group who live primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Latin America, the southern part of the United States and the Middle East. ... Sinte or Sinti (Singular masc. ...

Although a dialect of Punjabi, Pothohari also contains unique words not found in standard Punjabi, along with some differences in pronunciation.

See also

• Pahari languages

The Pahari languages, also known as Northern Zone languages, are a group of related Indo-Aryan languages or dialects spoken in the lower ranges of the Himalayas from Nepal in the east to the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in the west. ...

References

• PhraseBase – Pahari language