Hindko

Indo-Aryan language spoken in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India
Intangible natural_language Q382273
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Hindko

Summary

Hindko is a natural language[1]. Hindko draws 756 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #142 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hindko is in the country of Pakistan[3].
  • Hindko is in the country of Afghanistan[4].
  • Hindko is in the country of India[5].
  • Hindko's instance of is recorded as natural language[6].
  • Hindko's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
  • Hindko's instance of is recorded as dialect continuum[8].
  • Hindko is a type of Punjabi dialects and languages[9].
  • Hindko's writing system is recorded as Shahmukhi[10].
  • Hindko's Commons category is recorded as Hindko language[11].
  • Hindko's Wikimedia language code is recorded as hno[12].
  • Hindko comprises Southern Hindko[13].
  • Hindko comprises Northern Hindko[14].
  • Hindko's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+5065879'}[15].
  • Hindko's partially coincident with is recorded as Dhanni[16].
  • Hindko's partially coincident with is recorded as Derawali[17].
  • Hindko's partially coincident with is recorded as Chachhi[18].
  • Hindko's partially coincident with is recorded as Lehndi[19].
  • Hindko's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'hno', 'text': 'ہندکو'}[20].
  • Hindko's different from is recorded as Hindki[21].
  • Hindko's indigenous to is recorded as Punjab[22].
  • Hindko's indigenous to is recorded as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[23].
  • Hindko's indigenous to is recorded as Punjab[24].
  • Hindko's indigenous to is recorded as Delhi[25].
  • Hindko's has grammatical case is recorded as direct case[26].
  • Hindko's has grammatical case is recorded as oblique case[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[6], modern language[7], and dialect continuum[8]. Hindko is a type of Punjabi dialects and languages[9].

Use and Application

Components include Southern Hindko[13], a dialect group[28] and Northern Hindko[14], a dialect group[29].

Why It Matters

Hindko draws 756 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #142 of 734).[2] Hindko has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Hindko is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A Descriptive Grammar of Hindko, Panjabi, and Saraiki. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 2017 Census in Pakistan. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Pakistan, Afghanistan, India
    Instance of
    Subclass of Punjabi dialects and languages
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+5065879'}
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