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THE KHOWAR PORTAL The Khowar Portal Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Portal Khowar Projects Khowar (khw), also known as Chitrali, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch, spoken by 400,000 people in Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan (including the Yasin Valley, Phandar Ishkoman and Gupis), and in parts of Upper Swat. Speakers of Khowar have also migrated heavily to Pakistan's major urban centres with Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, having sizeable populations. It is spoken as a second language in the rest of Gilgit and Hunza. There are believed to be small numbers of Khowar speakers in Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan and Istanbul. Khowar has been influenced by Iranian languages to a greater degree than other Dardic languages, and less by Sanskrit than Shina or the Kohistani languages. John Biddulph (Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh) was among the first westerners to study Khowar and claimed that further research would prove Khowar to be equally derived from "Zend" (Avestan, Old Persian) and Sanskrit. The Norwegian Linguist Georg Morgenstierne wrote that Chitral is the area of the greatest linguistic diversity in the world. Although Khowar is the predominant language of Chitral, more than ten other languages are spoken here. These include Kalasha-mondr, Palula, Dameli, Gawar-Bati, Nuristani, Yidgha, Burushaski, Gojri, Wakhi, Kyrgyz, Persian and Pashto. Since many of these languages have no written form, letters are usually written in Urdu, Pakistan's national language. More۔۔۔  Khowar text Khowar Sample text The following is a sample text in Khowar, of the Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (by the United Nations): Khowar text ur Urdu text دفعہ 1:تمام انسان آزاد اور حقوق و عزت کے اعتبار سے برابر پیدا ہوۓ ہیں۔ انہیں ضمیر اور عقل ودیعت ہوئی ہے۔ اس لئے انہیں ایک دوسرے کے ساتھ بھائی چارے کا سلوک کرنا چاہئے }} Transliteration (ALA-LC) Dafʻah 1: Tamām insān āzād wa ḥuqūqan ochey ʻizzato iʻtibāro sora barābar paidā biti asuni. Hetantey zamīr ochey ʻaql ochey zamir diyonu biti sher. Haya wajahen di hetan tan muzhi brargario sulukan korelik chāhi’e. Gloss (word-for-word) Article 1: All humans free[,] and rights and dignity *('s) consideration from equal born are. To them conscience and intellect endowed is. Therefore, they one another *('s) with brotherhood *('s) treatment do should. Translation (grammatical) Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience. Therefore, they should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Note: *('s) represents a possessive case which when written is preceded by the possessor and followed by the possessed, unlike the English "of". Translator: The above khowar text translated into Urdu, Nagri and English by Khowar poet Rahmat Aziz of Chitral Pakistan.  Featured picture A Chitrali, wearing a Chugha in Chitral Pakistan Chugha (variant of Shuqa) is a coat worn over clothes, usually during the cold winter months. Usually worn by men, these coats are adorned with intricate threading and come in a variety of colors and patterns. It is worn in Central Asia, including Chitral Pakistan Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other surrounding countries. Outside of Afghanistan, readers may be familiar with the Kaphor, Pakol or Pakhor Chitrali cape  Featured biography Rahima Naz (Urdu: رحیمہ ناز‎) (February 14, 1986 -) is an Urdu and Khowar (Chitrali) language poet of Khot Valley, Tehsil Torkhow, District Chitral, Khyber Pakhtun khwa, Pakistan. Rahima Naz started writing at an early age and published her first volume of poetry, Lala-e-Kuhsaar to great acclaim, in 2011. Read more...  Featured article Chitral Vision (Urdu: چترال وژن‎) is an Urdu and Khowar (Chitrali Language) Fortnightly newspaper in Pakistan published by Khowar Academy from Karachi, provincial headquarter of Sindh. Rehmat Aziz Chitrali and Hamidur Rahman are the editors of Chitral Vision. The Chitral Vision of Karachi City is the most widely circulated Urdu and Khowar language newspaper in the Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtun Khwa, Pakistan. The first Urdu and Khowar language newspaper printed in tabloid form, it was founded in 2009, and as of is owned and run by Hameedur Rahman. It has won Shandoor Awards Read more... Template:/box-header Troyki is a form of Khowar/Chitrali poetry initiated by the khowar poet rachitrali. Unlike sher, a Troyki consists of three "hemistichs" (misras). The first two are complete in themselves but the addition of the third misra gives a new dimension. Example A beautiful example of Rachitrali's Troyki: اللہ مہ خودای تہ نام رحمان دی رحیم دی تو غفار دی، غفورالرحیم دی کرم کوس اسپہ سورا تو رب کریم دی Transliteration Allah ma khodai, ta nam Rahman di Raheem di tu ghaffar di, ghafoor-ur-Raheem di karam kos ispa sora tu Rabb-e-Karim di !! Translation O my Allah! Your name is Rahman and Raheem You are Ghaffar also, and you are Ghafoor-ur-Raheem O Allah Help us, you are Rabb-e-Karim Allam Iqbal’s poetry’s versified khowar translation Khowar poetry (Urdu: کھوار شاعری‎ Khowar Shairi ) is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different forms which were basically originated from Arabic and borrowing much from the Persian language, it is today an important part of Chitrali Culture. Like other languages, the history of Khowar poetry shares origins and influences with other linguistic traditions within the Khowar-Persian mix. Template:/box-footer Children Literature Award Children Literature Award (Urdu: ایوارڈ برایے بچوں کے ادب کا فروع), is one of the literary award given and conferred by the Ministry of Education, Natioinal Book Foundation, Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Children Literature, for the poets of Pakistani languages. The announcement of children literature awards and children commendation certificates, including cash prize, is generally made once a year and the investiture ceremony takes place. What are portals? List of portals Featured portals Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology  Khowar Portal Projects Khowar (khw), also known as Chitrali, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch, spoken by 400,000 people in Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan (including the Yasin Valley, Phandar Ishkoman and Gupis), and in parts of Upper Swat. Speakers of Khowar have also migrated heavily to Pakistan's major urban centres with Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, having sizeable populations. It is spoken as a second language in the rest of Gilgit and Hunza. There are believed to be small numbers of Khowar speakers in Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan and Istanbul. Khowar has been influenced by Iranian languages to a greater degree than other Dardic languages, and less by Sanskrit than Shina or the Kohistani languages. John Biddulph (Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh) was among the first westerners to study Khowar and claimed that further research would prove Khowar to be equally derived from "Zend" (Avestan, Old Persian) and Sanskrit. The Norwegian Linguist Georg Morgenstierne wrote that Chitral is the area of the greatest linguistic diversity in the world. Although Khowar is the predominant language of Chitral, more than ten other languages are spoken here. These include Kalasha-mondr, Palula, Dameli, Gawar-Bati, Nuristani, Yidgha, Burushaski, Gojri, Wakhi, Kyrgyz, Persian and Pashto. Since many of these languages have no written form, letters are usually written in Urdu, Pakistan's national language. More۔۔۔  You Can Do