Phalura
A language of Pakistan
| Population | 10,000 (2006). |
| Region | East side of the lower Chitral Valley, 7 villages; possibly 1 village in Dir Kohistan; Purigal, Ghos, the Biori Valley, Kalkatak, and Ashret. |
| Language map |
Northern Pakistan, reference number 9 |
| Alternate names | Biyori, Dangarik, Palola, Palula, Phalulo |
| Dialects | Ashreti, Northern Phalura. Lexical similarity: 92% between Ashreti and Northern Phalura dialects, 56%–58% with Savi [sdg] in Afghanistan, 38%–42% with Shina [scl]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Shina |
| Language use | Also use Khowar [khw]. |
| Writing system | Arabic script. |
| Comments | Called ‘Phalulo’. Muslim (Sunni). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
DECKER, Kendall D., author. 1992. Languages of Chitral.
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HAIDER, Naseem; LILJEGREN, Henrik, authors. 2009. "Illustrations of the IPA: Palula."
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HAIDER, Nasim; LILJEGREN, Henrik, authors. Available: 2010; Created: 2005. Palula phonology summary.
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LILJEGREN, Henrik, author. 2008. Towards a grammatical description of Palula: an Indo-Aryan language of the Hindu Kush.
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LILJEGREN, Henrik, author. 2010. "Where have all the verbs gone? On verb stretching and semi-words in Indo-Aryan Palula."
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LILJEGREN, Henrik, author; HAIDER, Naseem, consultant. 2011. Palula Vocabulary.

