Lahul Lohar is an unclassified
Indo-Aryan language
The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family. As of the early 21st century, they have more than 800 million speakers, primarily concentrated in India, Pa ...
of northern India. It is spoken by about 750 people in the
Lahul
The Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahaul () and Spiti (; or ). The present administrative centre is Kyelang in Lahaul. Before the two districts were merged, ...
region of Himachal Pradesh and in the adjoining
Leh district
Leh district is a district in the union territory of Ladakh, India. With an area of 45,110 ''km'2'', it is the second largest district in the country smaller only to Kutch. It is bounded on the north by Gilgit-Baltistan's Kharmang and G ...
of Ladakh. It is distinct from
Gade Lohar, though culturally similar.
References
Languages of Himachal Pradesh
Unclassified Indo-Aryan languages
Endangered languages of India
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