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Conversely, Panjabi and Gujari are viewed as advantageous
by many in Singo Di Garhi and Balakot but by fewer in Sherpur.
For Balakot at least, this may reflect the frequent need for
communication with Gujars. The percentage of positive replies
was considerably lower for Gujari than for Panjabi, perhaps
reflecting generally less positive attitudes toward Gujars than
toward Panjabis. One of the advantages of speaking Panjabi was
said to be its usefulness when traveling in the Panjab.
5.2.2 Attitudes Toward the Hindko Language
Three questions were asked to elicit attitudes toward
Hindko, two of them regarding the language in written form and
one regarding the language in oral form.
In the first question the respondent was asked, “Would you
like books and newspapers in the Hindko language?” The
responses from the four communities are summarized in figure
(5.5).
(5.5) Responses from Four Hindko Communities to the Question:
“Would you like to have books and newspapers in the Hindko
language?”
Community Yes No
Jammun 45% 35%
n = 40
Singo Di Garhi 93 7
n = 14
Sherpur 63 33
n = 30
Balakot 81 19
n = 47
The highest percentage of positive responses came from the
village of Singo Di Garhi (93 percent), followed by Balakot (81
percent), Sherpur (63 percent) and Jammun (45 percent). The
positive attitude of the people of Singo Di Garhi may be related