Hindko (Hindko: ہندکو ALA-LC: Hindko IPA: [hɪnd̪koː]), also known as Panjistani or (ambiguously) as Pahari, is a dialect of Western Punjabi (Lahnda) of the Indo-Aryan (Indic) language family spoken in Northern Pakistan. Hindko follows the standardized Punjabi Shahmukhi script for writing.