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Shina, Kohistani

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3: plk

Population	200,000 (1981 census).
Region	Kohistan District, NWFP, east bank Indus River, Jalkot, Palas, and Kolai valley areas.
Language map	Northern Pakistan, reference number 23
Alternate names	Kohistani, Kohistyo, Palasi-Kohistani
Dialects	Palasi, Jalkoti, Kolai. A somewhat divergent variety of Shina linguistically and socially. More similar to Shina [scl] of Chilas, but more distant from Gilgit [scl] dialect.
Classification	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Shina
Language use	Good vitality. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude.
Comments	Muslim (Sunni).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BAART, Joan L. G., author. 2011. Review of: A grammar of the Shina language of Indus Kohistan, by Ruth Laila Schmidt and Razwal Kohistani, in collab. with Mohammad Manzar Zarin.

BACKSTROM, Peter C.; RADLOFF, Carla F., authors. 1992. Languages of northern areas.  

RADLOFF, Carla F., author. 1992. "The dialects of Shina."