Nuristani people
Nuristanis (نورِستانی) are a group of ethnic groups living in the Hindu Kush areas of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan and Chitral District of northwestern Pakistan. They speak the Nuristani languages of the Indo-Iranian language family.[2]
نورِستانی | |
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Total population | |
c.100,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Nuristan Province Chitral District | |
Languages | |
Nuristani Dari, Urdu and Pashto also understood widely as second languages | |
Religion | |
Mostly Sunni Muslims | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kalash people |
Nuristani People Media
Kati priest (deblole): Kareik. The last singing priest.
Kati sacrificing goat to the God Imra
Kati Hymn: Ut'äya de'bulā̃ 'ye! Tu pycüř sun mol O Priestess, (to-) the-dance come ! Your on head golden garland is
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References
- ↑ "Nuristani". Retrieved 24 Nov 2023.
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: Text "Britannica" ignored (help); Text "website" ignored (help) - ↑ "Nuristanis". Minority Rights Group. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2023-11-24.