Which languages are commonly spoken in the Vale of Kashmir?

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Jammu and Kashmir India: Jhelum River at Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

In the Vale of Kashmir, the primary languages spoken by the vast majority of the population are Kashmiri and Urdu.1

Kashmiri is a Dardic language that has evolved to become predominantly Indo-Aryan in character, incorporating vocabulary from Sanskrit, Punjabi, and Persian. The linguistic landscape is also shaped by religious and cultural factors, which influence the choice of vocabulary and script used by different communities.21

Beyond these two dominant languages, the official languages of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir also include English, Dogri, and Hindi.3