The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: KLS
ISO 639-2: inc
| Population | 2,900 to 5,700 (1992). |
| Region | Southern Chitral District. The largest village is Balanguru in Rumbur Valley. Southern Kalasha is in Urtsun Valley; Northern Kalasha in Rumbur, Bumboret, and Birir valleys. |
| Alternate names | KALASHAMON, KALASH |
| Dialects | SOUTHERN KALASHA (URTSUN), NORTHERN KALASHA (RUMBUR, BUMBORET, BIRIR). |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Chitral. |
| Comments | There may be an eastern dialect on the east side of the Chitral River south of Drosh. Related to Khowar. The southern dialect has 75% lexical similarity with the northern dialects, and there seems to be little contact between them. Proficiency in Khowar is limited; in Birir some men do not speak Khowar. Women are learning Khowar, and some learning Urdu. Kalasha is used in the home and for in-group communication in the north. In the south Khowar or Kati are sometimes used in the home and within the group. SOV. Pastoralists: goats, sheep, cattle; agriculturalists: wheat, barley, corn, apples, mulberries, walnuts, grapes. Traditional religion (north), Muslim (south). |
