Pahari

n. Indo-European subfamily of languages spoken by the Pahari people

n. predominantly Hindu people that inhabit the hilly regions of India to the southwest of the Ganges River; member of the Pahari people

[Image:Nepal_ethnic_groups.png|250px|right|thumb|Selected ethnic groups of Nepal; Bhotia, Sherpa, Thakali Gurung Kiranti, Rai, Limbu Newari Pahari Tamang]]Pahari (or Pahaari) is a general terms for a range of dialects spoken across the Himalayan range, not limited to a single country in the subcontinent. The word is derived from 'pahar' meaning mountain. The word 'Pahaari' or 'Pahari' is an adjective in Hindi, Urdu, or Punjabi and it literally means 'of the mountain', when used in a linguistic context it means "language of the mountain people."
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