Meanings
- An Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch, spoken by the Kho people.
Few people in Rowshan regularly read Khowar works, however, and their attitudes towards the value of written Khowar are ambivalent.
2005, Magnus Marsden, Living Islam: Muslim Religious Experience in Pakistan's North-West Frontier2 more examples
In those languages are, (1) Boorishki or Khajuna, the language of the Boorish or Yeshkuns, which is spoken in Hunza, Nager, and Yassin, (2) Shina, the language of the Shins which is spoken in the Gilgit Valley, (3) Khowar, the language of Chitral.
1885, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, volume 17, page 89Morgenstierne 1936 is a foundational article for Khowar etymological studies. It discusses four layers of historical accretion of Iranian lexical elements in Khowar: words from (a) unidentified Ir sources, (b) Pamir languages, mainly Wakhi, (c) Middle Ir. languages, and (4) numerous words from New Persia.
2016, Hans Henrich Hock, The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia: A Comprehensive Guide
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch, spoken by the Kho people.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna Dardic language spoken in northwestern Pakistan
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Translations
Hindi खोवार, चित्राली
- खोवार (khovār)language
- चित्राली (citrālī)language
- अरनिया (arniyā)language
Cite this entry
Khowar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khowar
“Khowar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khowar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khowar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khowar.
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