Nuristani languages
language group of the Indo-Iranian language family
The Nuristani languages (زبان نورستانی) are one of the three groups in the Indo-Iranian language family. The other two languages being Indo-Aryan and Iranian.[1][2][3] They are spoken mainly in the Nuristan Province of eastern Afghanistan and Chitral District of northwestern Pakistan.[4] The speakers of the Nuristani languages are known as Nuristani people.[5]
| Nuristani | |
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| Ethnicity: | Nuristanis |
| Geographic distribution: | Nuristan (Afghanistan), Chitral (Pakistan) |
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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| Subdivisions: |
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Languages
change- Askunu (Ashkun) 2,000 speakers
- Kamkata-viri (Bashgali, includes the dialects Kata-vari, Shekhani, Kamviri & Mumviri) 24,200 speakers
- Vasi-vari (Prasuni) 2,000 speakers
- Tregami (Gambiri) 1,000 speakers
- Waigali (Kalasha-ala) 2,000 speakers
- Zemiaki 500 speakers (traditionally classified as a dialekt of Indo-Aryan Nangalami-Grangali, belongs here according to Grjunberg 1999)
References
change- ↑ SIL Ethnologue [1]
- ↑ Morgenstierne, G. Irano-Dardica. Wiesbaden 1973; Morgenstierne, G. Die Stellung der Kafirsprachen. In Irano-Dardica, 327-343. Wiesbaden, Reichert 1975
- ↑ Strand, Richard F. (1973) "Notes on the Nûristânî and Dardic Languages." Journal of the American Oriental Society, 93.3: 297-305.
- ↑ "Nuristani languages | Indo-Iranian, Afghanistan, Indo-Aryan | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ "Nuristani Languages". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
