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Kashmiri (English: / k æ ʃ ˈ m ɪər i / kash-MEER-ee) [10] or Koshur [11] (Kashmiri: کٲشُر (Perso-Arabic, Official Script), pronounced) [1] is a Dardic Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, [12] primarily in the Kashmir Valley and Chenab Valley of the Indian-administrated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, over half the population of that ...
Persian began to be used as the court language in Kashmir during the 14th century, under the influence of Islam. It was replaced by Urdu in 1889 during the Dogra rule. [32] [33] In 2020, Kashmiri became an official language in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time. [34] [35] [36]
Official language of Jammu and Kashmir [31] 1950 Perso-Arabic script, Sharada script and Devanagari Konkani: 2.25: Official language of Goa [36] [37] 1992 Devanagari Maithili: 13.6: Additional official language in the Mithila region of Jharkhand [38] 2003 Devanagari Malayalam: 34.8: Official language of Kerala; additional official language in ...
Kashmiri language is the official language as well as the predominantly spoken language of Jammu and Kashmir, besides being one of the scheduled languages of India.. Just after Hindi, Kashmiri is the second fastest growing language of India, followed by Meitei as well as Gujarati in the third place, and Bengali in the fourth place, according to the 2011 census of India.
The official languages of Jammu and Kashmir are Koshur, Dogri, Hindi-Urdu and English. Kashmiri is recognised as a regional language in the state and is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India.
Kishtwar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the Indian national average: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 42%. In Kishtwar, 11% of the population is under six years of age. The main language spoken here by Muslims is Kashmiri, while the Hindus of Kishtwar speak a dialect of Kashmiri language called Kishtwari. [9]
Kashmir is called Cachemire in French, Cachemira in Spanish, Caxemira in Portuguese, Caixmir in Catalan, Casmiria in Latin, Cașmir in Romanian, and Cashmir in Occitan. In the Kashmiri language, Kashmir itself is known as Kasheer. [16]
Official language A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.