Pahari (Poonchi)
| Poonchi Pahari | |
|---|---|
| Pahari (Poonchi) | |
| پونچھی پہاڑی, Punchhī Pahāṛī | |
| Native to | Pakistan (Azad Kashmir), India (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| Region | Poonch Division in Azad Kashmir; Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Shahmukhi | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | phr |
| Glottolog | punc1239 |
Pahari (Poonchi) also known as Poonchi Pahari (Urdu: پونچھی پہاڑی) is a dialect of Punjabi, the Indo-Aryan Pahari-Pothwari group, spoken primarily in the Poonch Division of Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir and the Poonch District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It is considered part of the Lahnda (Western Punjabi) dialect continuum, and is closely related to Hindko and Pothohari.