Jaunsari language

Jaunsari
Jaunsari Script
Native toIndia
RegionMahasu
EthnicityJaunsari
Native speakers
136,779 (2011)
Sirmauri script(Historical)
Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3jns
Glottologjaun1243
ELPJaunsari

Jaunsari (Devanagari: जौनसारी) is a Western Pahari language of northern India spoken by the Jaunsari people in the Kalsi, Chakrata and Tyuni sub-districts of Dehradun district in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand state. It is closely related to Sirmauri and Mahasu Pahari, and sometimes considered as the dialect of Mahasu Pahari.

The dialects of Jaunsari share about 60% of their basic vocabulary with each of the neighbouring varieties of Bangani, Jaunpuri, Nagpuriya and Sirmauri.