The Kashmiri language

Known natively as Koshur, the Kashmiri language belongs to the Dardic subgroup of the Indo-Aryan language family.

• Scripts: Historically written in the Sharada script, which holds deep cultural and religious significance for Kashmiri Pandits. Today, it is written primarily in the Perso-Arabic script in Jammu & Kashmir and in the Devanagari script among the diaspora.
• Literary Heritage: Rich in oral folklore, proverbs, and devotional poetry, most notably shaped by medieval mystic saints like Lalleshwari (Lalla Ded)—famous for her four-line spiritual verses called Vakhs—and Sufi poet Nund Reshi.
• Cultural Connection: Language serves as a vital bridge for preserving unique idiomatic expressions, folk songs (Wanwun sung during weddings), and cultural proverbs.