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. They are spoken mainly in the Nuristan Province of eastern Afghanistan and Chitral District of northwestern Pakistan. The speakers of the Nuristani languages are known as Nuristani people.
| Nuristani | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity: | Nuristanis |
| Geographic distribution: | Nuristan (Afghanistan), Chitral (Pakistan) |
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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| Subdivisions: | — |
Languages
- 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
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