Kohistani, Indus

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A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3
mvy
Alternate Names
Khili, Kohistani, Kohiste, Mair, Maiyã, Maiyon, Shuthun
Population

220,000 (1993).

Location

Indus Kohistan district, west bank Indus river.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Kohistani
Dialects

Duber-Kandia (Khili, Manzari), Indus (Jijal, Mani, Pattan, Seo). A separate language from nearby varieties: Bateri [btv], Chilisso [clh], Gowro [gwf], Shina [plk], Torwali [trw], and Kalami [gwc]. Lexical similarity: 90% among dialects, 70% with Chilisso, 61% with Gowro [gwf], 58% with Bateri [btv], 41% with Kohistani Shina [plk], 28% with Kalami [gwc] and Torwali [trw].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kohistani, Indus
Writing
Arabic script.
Other Comments

Mani and Manzari are not used for dialects, but refer to legendary brothers whose descendants settled in the 2 dialect areas.