Kalash language
Kalash or Kalasha (also known as Kalasha-mun) is an Indo-European language in the Indo-Aryan branch, further classified as a Dardic language in the Chitral Group. However, this Dardic classification is questionable because only 53% of the commonly used words in Kalash have cognates in Khowar language.
| Kalasha | |
|---|---|
| Kalasha-mondr | |
| Native to | Pakistan (Chitral District) |
| Region | Chitral: Bumburet, Rumbur and Birir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Ethnicity | Kalash |
| Native speakers | 5,030 (2000)[1] 6,000 (2010)[2] |
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kls |
| Linguasphere | 59-AAB-ab |
Related pages
References
- ↑ Kalasha at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ↑ Khowar Academy
