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  Pamir languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pamir languages are a subgroup of the Iranian languages, spoken in the Pamir Mountains, primarily along the Panj River and its tributaries in the southern Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan around the administrative center Khorog (37°29′N 71°33′E), and the neighboring Badakhshan province and is in Pamir Area Afghanistan.
Yidgha is closely related to the Munji language of Afghanistan.
Vanji was spoken in the Vanj river valley the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pamir_languages   (461 words)

  
 Dardic languages in Chitral
This is a language similar to Yidgha which was spoken in the Munjan Valley in Badakhshan in Afghanistan.
Yidgha: This language is spoken in villages above Garam Chishma, near the Durah Pass into Afghanistan.
Yidgha and Munji have long been considered to be dialects of each other.
www.ishipress.com /dardic.htm   (2929 words)

  
 Gawar-Bati language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although Khowar is the predominant language of Chitral, more than ten other languages are spoken here.
These include Kalasha-mun, Palula, Dameli, Gawar-Bati, Nuristani, Yidgha, Burushaski, Gujar, Wakhi, Kyrgyz, Persian and Pashto.
Since many of these languages have no written form, letters are usually written in Urdu or Persian.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gawar-Bati_language   (266 words)

  
 :: Khowar.com :: Representative of Chitral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In addition, a variety of Persian is spoken in the isolated village of Madaglasht.
All authorities, including Morgenstierne and Strand, agree that the use of the term "Dardic languages" is a misnomer because these languages are not really related to each other at all, beyond being Indo-European languages.
The languages of Khowar, Phalura, Dameli, Gawar-Bati, Nuristani, Kalasha, Yidgha and Munji are all classified as Dardic languages in the Indo-European family of languages.
www.khowar.com /abtkhowar.htm   (327 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for language code:ydg
Yidgha is used in many homes and for much in-group communication, and speakers have positive attitudes toward it.
Khowar is the main second language used, although with much Yidgha language influence, and proficiency among women is low.
This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as:
www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=ydg   (95 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Yidgha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Gorani, Zaza, Pashto, Yaghnobl, Manljani, Yidgha, Parachi, Ormuri and Pamir.
Historical, Indo-European, and Lexicographical Studies: A Festschrift for Ladislav Zgusta on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday (Trends in Linguistics: Studies and Monographs) by Hans Henrich Hock and Ladislav Zgusta (Hardcover - Jun 1997)
Yazghulami naxcir `wild mountain goat', Yidgha, Munji naxcir `Capra ibex', the...
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/external-search?tag=acronymfinder-20&keyword=Yidgha&mode=blended   (761 words)

  
 Languages of Northern Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The secondary aim of FLI is to help facilitate the establishment of effective mother tongue literacy programmes, which assist the people to read and write in their mother tongues after which they would be able to effectively learn reading and writing in Urdu.
About 75 people speaking 20 different languages, including Palula/Ashrati, Khowar, Torwali, Gawari/Kalami, Shina, Hindko, Wakhi, Gawari-Bati, Dameli, Yidgha, Saraquli, Eastern Kataviri, Kalasha, Indus Kohistani, Potwari, Kashmiri, Gojri and Bateri, have participated in various training events offered by the FLI.
The institute has arranged workshops in Peshawar, Bisham and district Chitral on issues in language development like data collection methodology, phonology, grammar and cultural research.
www.fli-online.org /diversity.htm   (718 words)

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