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Indo Aryan language

Kumaoni (कुमाऊँनी;
) is an Indo Aryan language spoken by over two million people of the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and parts of Doti region in Western Nepal. The number of speakers increased to 2.2 million in 2011. Kumaoni is not endangered but UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger designates it as a language in the unsafe category, meaning it requires consistent conservation efforts.

Kumaoni is written using the Devanagari script.

LabialDental/AlveolarRetroflexPost alv./PalatalVelarGlottalNasalStop/AffricateFricativeRhoticLateralApproximant

can also be heard as in free variation, depending on the dialect.

Conjugation of the verb Lekh (लेख) to write, in all three tenses in Kumaoni.

Words/phrases Transliteration Meaning जै देव Jai Dev Hello Formal. पैलाग Pailaag Hi/Hello (lit. touch your feet as a sign of respect used by younger members to greet older members) कस हेरे छे? Kas hare chhe? How are you? Informal कस हेरो छा? Kas haro cha How are you? Formal भल हेरो Bhal hero I am fineकाँ जाण छा? kaa jaan chha? Where are you going होए Hoye. Yes. ना Nā. No. कतु? Katu? How much?/How many? काँ? Kajāh? Where? कसिक? Kasik? How? कैक? Kaik? Whose? को? Ko? Who? किलै Kila? Why? के? Ke? What? के हेगो? Ke hego. What happened? तुमऱ नौ के छ? Tumar nau ke che? What is your name? बेरे घर (ध्याव ) ऐै जया Baere ghyav ajayaa Come home early आपूं कां बटे आछा? Aapoun kan bate aachcha? From where do you come?को जाल बजार? Ko jal Baazar Who will go to market?ओ बबो O babo Oh my god!

There have been demands to include Kumaoni along with Garhwali in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India so that it could be made one of the Scheduled Language of India. In 2010, a private member's bill was introduced for discussion in the Lok Sabha whose aim was to include Garhwali and Kumaoni in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. However In a step to promote and protect indigenous languages in December 2019 Government of the state introduced Official Kumaoni Books for Classes 1 5 students of kumaon division Schools.

Megha Aa, (First Kumaoni Film). Director Kaka Sharma, Produced S S Bisht, 1987
Teri Saun, (First film both in Kumaoni and Garhwali), written, produced, and directed by Anuj Joshi, 2003. Aapun Biraan (Apne Paraye) by Shri Kartikey Cine Productions. Written by Rajendra Bora (Tribhuvan Giri). Produced by Bhaskar Singh Rawat. 2007. Madhuli by Anamika Film, 2008. Aapke Liye, a 1985 TV show aired in Doordarshan Directed by sharbat sanzarr and presented by Mohan Manral showcases the kumaoni mela "kauteek".

Kumaoni theatre which developed through its 'Ramleela' plays, later evolved into a modern theatre form with the efforts of theatre stalwarts like Mohan Upreti, Naima Khan Upreti and Dinesh Pandey, and groups like 'Parvatiya Kala Kendra' (started by Mohan Upreti) and 'Parvatiya Lok Kala Manch'. "Ankhar" of Lucknow did a very good work in the field of kumaoni theater. Ankhar played a number of kumauni plays like "mee yo gayun, mee yo satkyun" writer Nand Kumar Upreti, "Punturi" by Charu Chandra Pandey, "Motor Road" by Govind Ballabh Pant, "Labh Ribhadi" writer Nand Kumar Upreti, "Kagare Aag" and "Tumhare Liye" by Himanshu Joshi, Kumauni translation Naveeen Joshi and कुमाउनी नाटक जैल थै, वील पै.

In 1962, a new programme was introduced from Akashwani Lucknow "Utterayana". this programme was specially for the Chinese border area. Jay dev sharma "kamal" Banshidhar Pathak Jigyasu and Jeet Singh Jardhari started this programme. Najeebabad Akashwani kendra relayed this programme With the aim to create a common platform for local communities of Supi in Uttarakhand, TERI launched 'Kumaon vani', a community radio service on 11 March 2010. Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva inaugurated the community radio station, the first in the state. The 'Kumaon Vani' aims to air programmes on environment, agriculture, culture, weather and education in the local language and with the active participation of the communities. The radio station covers a radius of 10 km reaching out to almost 2000 locals around Mukhteshwar
In order to create a folk genome tank of Uttarakhand where one can find each genre and occasions in the form of folk music, and to bring the melodious folk from the heart of Himalaya on global screen, the very first internet radio of Kumaon/Garhwal/Jaunsar was launched in year 2008 by a group of non resident Uttarakhandi from New York, which has been gaining significant popularity among inhabitants and migrants since its beta version was launched in year 2010. This was named after a very famous melody of hills of Himalaya, Bedupako Baramasa O Narain Kafal Pako Chaita Bedupako