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KASHMIRI... Kashmiri (English: /kæʃˈmɪəri/)[5](कॉशुर, كٲشُر), or Koshur (pronounced kọ̄šur or kạ̄šur[6]) is a language from the Dardic subgroup[7] of Indo-Aryan languages and it is spoken primarily by the Kashmiris in the Kashmir Valley and Chenab Valley of Jammu and Kashmir.[8][9][10]

Kashmiri कॉशुर, كٲشُر Koshur.png The word "Koshur" in Sharada script, Perso-Arabic script and Devanagari script Pronunciation [kəːʃur] Native to India, Pakistan Region Jammu and Kashmir,[1] Azad Kashmir Ethnicity Kashmiris Native speakers 7 million (2011 census) Language family Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Dardic Kashmiri Dialects Kashtawari (standard) Poguli Writing system Perso-Arabic script (contemporary),[2] Devanagari (contemporary),[2] Sharada script (ancient/liturgical)[2] Official status Official language in India[3] Language codes ISO 639-1 ks ISO 639-2 kas ISO 639-3 kas Glottolog kash1277[4] This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For a guide to IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. There are about 6.8 million speakers of Kashmiri and related dialects in Jammu and Kashmir state of India and amongst the Kashmiri diaspora in other states of India,[11] and about 130,000 in the Neelam and Leepa valleys of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.[12]

The Kashmiri language is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India,[13] and is a part of the eighth Schedule in the constitution of the Jammu and Kashmir. Along with other regional languages mentioned in the Sixth Schedule, as well as Hindi and Urdu, the Kashmiri language is to be developed in the state.[14] Most Kashmiri speakers use Urdu or English as a second language.[1] Since November 2008, the Kashmiri language has been made a compulsory subject in all government schools in the Valley up to secondary level.[15]