Pahari

American

[pah-hahr-ee, puh-] / pɑˈhɑr i, pə- /

noun

one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
a member of these peoples.
a group of Indic languages or dialects spoken by the Pahari.

Pahari British

/ pəˈhɑːrɪ /

noun

a group of Indo-European languages spoken in the Himalayas, divided into Eastern Pahari (Nepali) and Western Pahari (consisting of many dialects)

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The pad of his bare feet sounded along the veranda almost immediately, and the look in his Pahari eyes was that of expected reproach, and ability to defend himself against it.

From The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeannette Duncan

I got a little old picture of the Maharao—said to be painted by a Pahari artist.

From The ninth vibration and other stories by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck

The Paharis are described, at that time, as without caste, priests, or public religion, as living on Indian corn and by hunting, for which they carry bows and arrows.

From Life of William Carey by George Smith

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