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  1. The people in the Chenab region of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir mainly speak Kashmiri, but the accent and various words differentiate it from the Kashmiri spoken in the Kashmir Valley.

  2. Feb 12, 2020 · Kashmiri is the most spoken language in entire J&K with close to 9 million speakers. Kashmiri is also the only Dardic language that has a status as an official language being one of the 22 scheduled languages as per Indian Constitution. Kashmiri is also the majority language in Chenab valley.

  3. Feb 16, 2022 · The official languages of Jammu and Kashmir are Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, English, and Urdu. Initially, only Urdu and English were the official languages of Jammu and Kashmir. A bill passed in 2020 added Dogri, Kashmiri, and Hindi to the list.

  4. Jun 10, 2024 · Kashmiri language, language spoken in the Vale of Kashmir and the surrounding hills. By origin it is a Dardic language, but it has become predominantly Indo-Aryan in character. Reflecting the history of the area, the Kashmiri vocabulary is mixed, containing Dardic, Sanskrit, Punjabi, and Persian.

  5. Sep 3, 2023 · Languages Spoken in Kashmir and Jammu. 1. Kashmiri Language. One of the 22 scheduled languages of India, “Kashmiri” is the most common language that is spoken in the region of J&K. Approximately 6.8 million people speak this language and the majority of its speakers are located in the Kashmir Valley, and the Chenab Valley.

  6. Terminology. Jammu and Kashmir is named after the two regions it encompasses – the Jammu region and the Kashmir Valley. As per Government of India, Kashmir region encompasses the region under Indian control and the territory under Pakistan control known as "Pakistan-occupied Kashmir" (POK).

  7. Jun 25, 2024 · The union territory’s official languages are Urdu, English, Kashmiri, Dogri, and Hindi. Jammu, winter capital of the maharajas (the former Hindu rulers of the region) and second largest city in the union territory, was historically the seat of the Dogra dynasty. More than two-thirds of the region’s.

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