Pashayi, Southwest
A language of Afghanistan
| Population | 108,000 (1982). Includes all Pashayi languages or dialects. |
| Region | Northeast of Kabul, north of Sarobi, Tagau (Tagab) Valley. |
| Language map |
Afghanistan, reference number 17 |
| Dialects | Tagau, Ishpi, Isken. Not intelligible with other Pashayi languages. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northwestern zone, Dardic, Kunar, Pashayi |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. |
| Comments | Pashayi peoples have rich folklore and songs preserved by oral tradition. Muslim. |
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