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Jakati

A language of Ukraine

ISO 639-3jat

Population  29,300 in Ukraine (2000). Population total all countries: 30,670.
Region  Also in Afghanistan.
Alternate names   Jat, Jataki, Jati, Jatu, Kayani, Musali
Dialects  Related to Western Panjabi [pnb].
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Lahnda
A member of macrolanguage Lahnda [lah] (Pakistan).
Comments  Different from Jadgali [jdg] of Pakistan. Nomadic. Ironsmiths; fortune tellers. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Afghanistan

Language name   Jakati
Population  1,370 in Afghanistan (2000).
Region  Kabul, Jalalabad, Charikar.
Alternate names  Jat, Jataki, Jati, Jatu, Kayani, Musali
Comments  Spoken by Jats of Afghanistan. Different from Jadgali [jdg] of Pakistan. Nomadic. Ironsmiths; fortune tellers. Muslim.