Pashayi languages
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Pashayi - also known as Pashai - are a group of Dardic languages spoken by the Pashai people in parts of Kapisa, Laghman, Nuristan, Kunar, and Nangarhar Provinces in northeastern Afghanistan.
| Pashayi | ||||
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| Native to | Afghanistan | |||
| Native speakers | (108,000 cited 1982)[1] | |||
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: aee – Northeastern glh – Northwestern psi – Southeastern psh – Southwestern | |||
| Linguasphere | 59-AAA-a | |||
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It is spoken by over 216,842 people who are mostly Muslim. Most of them are bilingual in Pashto. Only 25% are able to read. The Pashai language was not written prior to 2003.[2]
References
- ↑ Pashayi languages at Ethnologue
- ↑ "Home - SIL Language Technology - SIL Language Technology" (PDF). 9 March 2015.