Pashai, Northwest
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A language of Afghanistan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Northwest Pashayi, Pashai
Population
70,000 (2011 SIL).
Location
Kabul province: northwest of Kabul; Kapisa, Kunar, Laghman, and Nuristan provinces; some in Nangarhar and Parwan provinces; Alisheng valley and others north of Sarobi.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Gulbahar, Kohnadeh, Laurowan, Sanjan, Shutul, Bolaghain, Pachagan, Alasai, Shamakot, Uzbin, Pandau, Najil, Parazhghan, Pashagar, Wadau, Nangarach. Unintelligible of other Pashai speakers. Lexical similarity: approximately 30% with Southeast Pashai [psi].
Typology
SOV.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Muslim.