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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Pakistan > Yidgha

Yidgha

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3ydg

Population  6,150 (2000).
Region  Chitral, Upper Lutkuh Valley, west of Garam Chishma.
Language map  Northern Pakistan, reference number 2
Alternate names   Lutkuhwar, Yidga, Yudga, Yudgha
Dialects  No significant dialect variation. Lexical similarity: 56%–80% with Munji [mnj] in Afghanistan.
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pamir
Language use  Home. Also use Khowar [khw].
Comments  Ismaili Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DECKER, Kendall D., author. 1992. Languages of Chitral.  Available online