A "forgotten" dialect of Rajasthani or Uttarpradeshi that has had a long presence in Punjab Pakistan , Jammu region of Kashmir, and even Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Afghanistan since maybe 151 years ago
Contrary to popular belief Gojri is closer to the Khari Boli dialect of Hindi-Urdu than it is to Punjabi . So it would've sounded like colloquial Hindi-Urdu
However Gujjar nomad colonists switched to the Lahnda dialects ( Hindkowan, Pahari, Dogri, Saraiki, Punjabi ) , and likely due to the wake when the British Empire defeated Afghan Durranis and Sikhs hence difficulty for linguists plus some adopting Pashto when settling with Pashtuns.
These Gujjars Maybe "possibly" had an influence on the Pashtuns of Rohillkhand
Marwaris are another related community
Contrary to popular belief Gojri is closer to the Khari Boli dialect of Hindi-Urdu than it is to Punjabi . So it would've sounded like colloquial Hindi-Urdu
However Gujjar nomad colonists switched to the Lahnda dialects ( Hindkowan, Pahari, Dogri, Saraiki, Punjabi ) , and likely due to the wake when the British Empire defeated Afghan Durranis and Sikhs hence difficulty for linguists plus some adopting Pashto when settling with Pashtuns.
These Gujjars Maybe "possibly" had an influence on the Pashtuns of Rohillkhand
Marwaris are another related community
Altaf Hussein , the leader of the MQM could recruit the forgotten Gojri speaking Rajasthani colonists of Punjab/KPK
by Teachology November 6, 2022