Sheikhgal

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Sheikhgal
Watali
Opedigal
Native toIndia
RegionKashmir Valley
EthnicityWatal
Indo-European
  • Indo-Iranian
    • Indo-Aryan
      • (unclassified)
        • Sheikhgal
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Sheikhgal or Watali is an unclassified Indo-Aryan language[1] of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its speakers, the formerly nomadic Watals,[2] are found throughout Kashmir, particularly in the districts of Srinagar (, Nowhatta, , , Hawal), Baramulla (Bandipora, , Sopore and Tangmarg), Pulwama ( and Lassipora) and Kupwara (, Kulgam, , Magam, Handwara, ).[3] Among its speakers the language is also known as Opedigal or Phiri kathi.[4]

Although attitudes towards the language are generally negative,[5] the community is compact[6] and Sheikhgal is the dominant language within the home.[7] However, in other domains (market, workplace etc.) the language of wider communication Kashmiri is the preferred choice, even with other speakers of Sheikhgal.[8] Within the family, there is a slight shift away from using Sheikhgal (85% of those interviewed by Mullick speak Sheikhgal with their spouses but only 69% do so with their children).[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Safdar 2014, p. 280.
  2. ^ Safdar 2014, p. 279.
  3. ^ Mullick 2003, pp. 11–12; Safdar 2014, p. 279
  4. ^ Mullick 2003, p. 11.
  5. ^ Mullick 2003, p. 66.
  6. ^ Safdar 2014, p. 280; Mullick 2003, p. 91
  7. ^ Mullick 2003, pp. 81–2.
  8. ^ Mullick 2003, pp. 84–85.
  9. ^ Mullick 2003, p. 81. see also comment on p. 93.

Bibliography[]

  • Mullick, Aban Parvaz (2003). A sociolinguistic study of Sheikhgal (MPhil). University of Kashmir.
  • Safdar, Rahila (2014). "Sheikha Gal". In Devy, G. N.; Koul, Omkar N. (eds.). The languages of Jammu & Kashmir. People's linguistic survey of India. Vol. 12. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan. pp. 279–83. ISBN 978-81-250-5516-7.

Further reading[]

  • Kak, A.A.; Panzoo, O.F. (2010). "A brief note on morphological and morphophonemic features of Sheikhgal (Watali)". Interdisciplinary Journal of Linguistics. Srinagar: Dept. of Linguistics, University of Kashmir. 3: 201–212. ISSN 0974-3421.
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