Pogali Explained

Pogali
States:India
Region:Chenab valley
Speakers:100000
Ethnicity:Pogali
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Indo-Aryan
Fam4:Western Pahari or Dardic
Fam5:Eastern Dardic
Fam6:Kashmiri
Iso3:hkh
Glotto:pogu1238
Glottoname:Poguli

Pogali, or Poguli, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Chenab Valley in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its area encompasses the Pogal and Paristan, Ramsu Banihal Khari Reasi valleys, and currently falls within the boundaries of Ramban district's Pogal Paristan tehsil.Pogali is much mixed with Pahari and Zundhari, and forms a transition dialect. In 1911 the number of speakers was reported to be 8,158.[1] Like its neighbours Sarazi and Rambani, Pogali is intermediate between Kashmiri and Western Pahari. During 1990s Some Pogali community families migrated due terrorism from Pogal Paristan to Ramban town and different parts of Udhampur District and Jammu District which have now thousands Pogali population resided permanently . But State and Central government did recognized as minority language in UT and India.

Young generation not learning the language from their parents because influence of Hindi and English language influence the pogli community. Their is non recognition of language in UT which have not any support from government to preserve the language.

People not aware about, what they are losing in future. The most of younger speaker not speaking in Pogali and which they loss their identity as Pogali.

Bibliography

- Pardeep Singh Sombria - Pogali Editor and supporters of Pogali

Notes and References

  1. Book: Grierson, George Abraham . Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) . Kalpaz publications . 9789351283133 . 8.