Kolhari language

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Kolhari
ꡢꡡꡘꡦꡘꡋꡟ
qorar-nu
Native toKolhar
EthnicityKolharis
Native speakers
~40,000,000
Early forms
Proto-Kolharic
  • Insular Kolharic
    • Old Kolhari
      • Middle Kolhari
DialectsKolhari dialects
Kolhari alphabet
Official status
Official language in
 Kolhar
Regulated byInstitute for the Kolhari Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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The Kolhari language (Kolhari: ꡢꡡꡘꡦꡘꡋꡟ, qorar-nu) is a language spoken by roughly 40,000,000 people, mostly of Kolhari descent and primarily in Kolhar, where it is the official language. It is part of the Kolharic language family. There have been many attempts to link Kolharic languages to other language families, but none have been accepted by the academic community.

History

Classification

Phonology

Grammar

Writing system

Before the creation of the Kolhari script, Kolhari was written using an annotated version of the Sheng language. This method of annotation is known as Katsazi (written 開書字).