Domaaki
A language of Pakistan
| Population | 500 (1989), decreasing. |
| Region | Gilgit District, areas north, mainly Hunza Valley, Mominabad village; a few in Punyal in Big Nagar, Shishkat (Gojal), Dumial in Gilgit, Oshkandas (east of Gilgit), and Bakor village. |
| Language map |
Northern Pakistan, reference number 6 |
| Alternate names | Doma, Dumaki |
| Dialects | Loanwords from Shina [scl] and Burushaski [bsk], but is not mutually intelligible. Lexical similarity: 40% with Gilgit Shina. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central group |
| Language use | Home. Also use Burushaski [bsk], Shina [scl], or Urdu [urd]. |
| Comments | The people are called ‘Bericho’, ‘Dom’, or ‘Doma’. Musicians; blacksmiths. Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BACKSTROM, Peter C., author. 1992. "Domaaki."
BACKSTROM, Peter C.; RADLOFF, Carla F., authors. 1992. Languages of northern areas.
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