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spoken in parts of the

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of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its area encompasses the Pogal and

Paristan In Persian cosmology, Paristan, Peristan or Pariestan ( fa, پریستان ''Pariyestân'', ''Peristân'', "Land of the Peris"; also Koh-i-Qaf or Qafkuh) is the home of peris. Muslim folklore Although originating in pre-Islamic Persian liter ...

valleys, and currently falls within the boundaries of

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's Pogal Paristan tehsil. Like its neighbours

Sarazi Sarazi or Sirazi (also spelled Siraji) is an Indo-Aryan language of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is native to the Saraz region, a hilly area taking up the northern half of Doda district and parts of neighbouring Ramban and Kishtwar districts. S ...

and Rambani, Poguli is intermediate between Kahsmiri and

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*{{cite book, last = Kaul, first = Pritam Krishen, year = 2006, title = Pahāṛi and Other Tribal Dialects of Jammu, volume = 1, place = Delhi, publisher = Eastern Book Linkers, isbn = 8178541017 Indo-Aryan languages Languages of Jammu and Kashmir