Topic summary
Hindkowan
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Hindkowans.
Hindkowans, also known as the Hindki, is a contemporary designation for speakers of the Hindko dialects of Lahnda who live among the neighbouring Pashtuns in Pakistan. The origins of the term refer merely to the speakers of Indo-Aryan languages rather than to any particular ethnic group. The term is not only applied to speakers of Hindko but also, sometimes, to the Saraiki-speakers in the districts of Dera Ghazi Khan, Mianwali, and Dera Ismail Khan, which border the Pashto-speaking areas.