The Kumaoni language (कुमाँऊनी भाषा (Devanagari)) is a Central Pahari language.Kumaoni is spoken by over 2,360,000 (1998) people of Indian states of Uttarakhand - Almora, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Champawat, Rudrapur (Udhamsingh Nagar) districts; Assam; Bihar; Delhi; Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra and Punjab, besides being spoken in some regions of Himachal Pradesh.The Central Pahari languages include, Kumaoni and Garhwali (spoken in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand).