Kfy

Also Known As: Kumaoni,Kumaon,Kamaoni,Kumau,Kumgoni,Kumman,Kumawani,Kunayaoni,Kumauni Description: For the people of Kumaon see Kumauni People The Kumaoni are a people of the Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand, a region in the Indian Himalayas. Their Kumaoni language forms the Central subgroup of the Pahari languages. Kumaoni is one of the 325 recognized Indian languages , and is spoken by over 2,360,000 (1998) people of Indian states of Uttarakhand - Almora, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Champawat, Rudrapur (Udhamsingh Nagar) districts; Assam; Bihar; Delhi; Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra and Punjab, besides being spoken in some regions of Himachal Pradesh. Amongst its dialects, the Central Kumauni is spoken in Almora and northern Nainital, Northeastern Kumauni is in Pithoragarh, Southeastern Kumauni is in Southeastern Nainital, Western Kumauni is west of Almora and Nainital . UNESCO’s Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger designates Kumaoni as language in the unsafe category and which requires consistent conservation efforts. In all, there are 20 dialects spoken in the Kumaon region, including, Johari, Majh Kumaiya, Danpuriya, Askoti, Sirali, Soryali, Chaugarkhyali, Kumaiya, Gangola, Khasparjia, Phaldakoti, Pachhai, and Rauchaubhaisi . Note: There is no difference seems..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Kumauni Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/kfy/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: India Spoken In: Regions: Asia ISO 639-3 Code: kfy Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Indo-European Group     Indo-Iranian Group       Indo-Aryan Group         Northern zone Group           Central Pahari Group             Kumauni Language