Jaunsari language
Western Pahari language spoken in India
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Jaunsari (Devanagari: जौनसारी, ⓘ) is a Western Pahari language of northern India spoken by the Jaunsari people in the Kalsi, Chakrata and Tyuni sub-districts of Dehradun district in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand state. It is closely related to Sirmauri and Mahasu Pahari.
| Jaunsari | |
|---|---|
| जौनसारी | |
 Jaunsari Script | |
| Native to | Uttarakhand |
| Region | Mahasu |
| Ethnicity | Jaunsari |
Native speakers | 136,779 (2011)[1] |
| Sirmauri script (Historical)[2] Devanagari | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jns |
| Glottolog | jaun1243 |
| ELP | Jaunsari |
The dialects of Jaunsari share about 60% of their basic vocabulary with each of the neighbouring varieties of Bangani, Jaunpuri, Nagpuriya and Sirmauri.[3]
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Script
Jaunsari was historically written in Jaunsari Script. The Devanagari script is being used these days in certain works.[4]
Status
The language has no official status. According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the language is of definitely endangered category, i.e. many Jaunsari children are not learning Jaunsari as their mother tongue any longer.[5] The Ethnologue reports otherwise.
In 2016, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) announced that Garhwali, Kumaoni, Jaunsari and Rang languages would be introduced on pilot basis for students in standard one to 10th in government schools Under the ‘Know Your Uttarakhand’ project.[6]
