Sheikhgal
| Sheikhgal | |
|---|---|
| Watali | |
| Opedigal | |
 | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Kashmir Valley |
| Ethnicity | Watal |
Indo-European
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None(mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
SheikhgalorWataliis an unclassifiedIndo-Aryan language[1]ofJammu and Kashmir,India. Its speakers, the formerly nomadicWatals,[2]are found throughoutKashmir,particularly in the districts ofSrinagar(Parimpora,Nowhatta,Dargah,Natipora,Hawal),Baramulla(Bandipora,Khawja Bagh,SoporeandTangmarg),Pulwama(LolaabandLassipora) andKupwara(Kanthpora,Kulgam,Haihama,Magam,Handwara,Tarathpora).[3]Among its speakers the language is also known asOpedigalorPhiri 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 communicationKashmiriis 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
[edit]- ^Safdar 2014,p. 280.
- ^Safdar 2014,p. 279.
- ^Mullick 2003,pp. 11–12;Safdar 2014,p. 279
- ^Mullick 2003,p. 11.
- ^Mullick 2003,p. 66.
- ^Safdar 2014,p. 280;Mullick 2003,p. 91
- ^Mullick 2003,pp. 81–2.
- ^Mullick 2003,pp. 84–85.
- ^Mullick 2003,p. 81. see also comment on p. 93.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.ISBN978-81-250-5516-7.
