[2] Various Kumaoni text have been found from the Katyuri and Chand era on temple stones and as copper plate inscriptions.

But in Pahari and Kashmiri it must be derived from the rare Sanskrit particle *rcchitas, gone, for in these languages it is a participial tense and does change according to the gender of the subject.

मैंmainलेखनूlekhnuमैं लेखनूmain lekhnuI writeहमhumलेखनुlekhnuहम लेखनुhum lekhnuwe writeतूtuलेखlekhछेchheतू लेख छेtu lekh chheyou writeतुमtumलेखlekhछोchhoतुम लेख छोtum lekh chhoyou writeउUलिखनोlikhnoउ लिखनोU likhnohe writesऊँunलेखनlekhanछनchhanऊँ लेखन छनun lekhan chhanthey writeमेलmaileलिखौlekhoमेल लिखौmaile lekhoI wroteहमुलhumulलेखौlekhoहमुल लेखौhumul lekhowe wroteत्वीलtveelलिखौlekhoत्वील लिखौtveel lekhoyou wroteतुमुलtumuleलेखौlekhoतुमुल लेखौtumule lekhoyou wroteवीलveelलिखौlekhoवील लिखौveel lekhohe wroteउनुलेunuleलेखौlekhoउनुले लेखौunule lekhothey wroteमैंmainलिखूंलोlekhuloमैं लिखूंलोmain lekhuloI will writeहमhumलेखुंलाlekhulaहम लेखुंलाhum lekhulawe will writeतूtumलेखलेlekhleतू लेखलेtum lekhleyou will writeतुमtumलेखलाlekhlaतुम लेखलाtum lekhlayou will writeउuलेखलlekhalउ लेखलu lekhalhe will writeऊँunलेखलlekhalऊँ लेखलun lekhalthey will writeThere have been demands to include Kumaoni along with Garhwali in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India so that it could be made one of the Scheduled Language of India.

In 2010, a private member's bill was introduced for discussion in the Lok Sabha whose aim was to include Garhwali and Kumaoni in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

[14][15] However In a step to promote and protect indigenous languages in December 2019 Government of the state introduced Official Kumaoni Books for Classes 1-5 students of kumaon division Schools.

Ankhar played a number of kumauni plays like "mee yo gayun, mee yo satkyun" writer Nand Kumar Upreti, "Punturi" by Charu Chandra Pandey, "Motor Road" by Govind Ballabh Pant, "Labh Ribhadi" writer Nand Kumar Upreti, "Kagare Aag" and "Tumhare Liye" by Himanshu Joshi, Kumauni translation Naveeen Joshi and कुमाउनी नाटक-जैल थै, वील पै.

[23] Folk song genres include ceremonial mandals, martial panwaras and melancholy khuded, thadya, and jhoda.