Keonthali dialect

group of languages, as Keonthali dialect is part of itKeonthali dialect got its name from former princely Keonthal state, the dialect is spoken usually in the areas which were parts of the then Keonthal state. Today some of these areas include Shimla, capital of Himachal Pradesh, Junga (former capital of Keonthal), Kasumpati, Mashobra, Sunni, Kufri, Chail, Shoghi, Ghanahatti, Jubbarhatti, Dhami, Khatnol, etc. ==Script and specimen==

Mahasu Pahari including Keonthali traditionally written in Takri, Pabuchi scripts. There are also some records of Mahasui written in Nastaliq script. Nowadays Devanagari script is usually used to write Mahasu Pahari which includes all its dialects as Keonthali. Following is the specimen of Keonthali with its transliteration: ==Phonology==

Inventory of Phonemes: There are 42 phonemes of which 37 are consonants and 5 are vowels. Segmental Phonemes (Vowels) Super segmental Phonemes: • Length is a phoneme. • Nasalization is a phoneme. Consonants: ==Grammar==

Pronouns The pronouns of Keonthali for different persons and numbers are as follows: Adverbial Pronouns Verb conjugation Conjugation of the verb Lekh (लेख) to write, in all three tenses in Keonthali. ==Further reading==