Dwari is one of the villages in the eastern part of Myagdi where the Chhantyal language is still spoken, alongside Mangale Khani, Ghyas Kharka, Chaura Khani and others.

Trace-back

That the language survives here at all makes Dwari important: it sits within the small heartland where Chhantyal is still a living tongue. The scale of the loss is stark — Noonan’s work records Chhantyal speakers falling from about 9,800 in 2001 to 4,020 in 2011, hollowed out by migration. The village shares the community’s roots in copper mining and hill farming.

What people do

Specific figures are not yet recorded here. As across the region, families live by farming, animal husbandry and work abroad.

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Pictures of the village and its surroundings. Many are representative views of the area while we gather verified photographs — tap any photo to enlarge.

The Beni–Jomsom road winding through Myagdi along the Kali Gandaki. Photo: Saddam19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Mt. Dhaulagiri, the great massif that watches over the homeland. Photo: Ayrahca Saaz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Dawn light on Dhaulagiri, seen across the Myagdi hills. Photo: Manuel Velazquez · CC BY 3.0 · source

Dwari

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