Gawri people
گاؤری | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 141,560 (2025 est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Swat and Dir Kohistan, Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Gawri | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Torwalis and other Indo-Aryan peoples |
The Gawri people (Gawri: گاؤری) are an indigenous Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to Dir Kohistan and Swat Kohistan in northern Pakistan. They speak Gawri language, which belongs to the Kohistani group of Indo-Aryan languages.
Gawris predominantly inhabit the Kumrat Valley in the Upper Dir District and the valleys of Kalam, Usho and Utror in the Upper Swat District, and are closely related to the neighbouring Torwalis and Indus Kohistanis.