Kamkata-vari language
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Kamkata-vari (Kâmkata-vari) is the largest Nuristani language. It contains the main dialects Kata-vari, Kamviri and Mumviri. Kata-vari and Kamviri are sometimes erroneously reckoned as two separate languages, but according to linguist Richard Strand they form one language.[2]
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Kamkata-vari | |
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Kati | |
Kâmkata-vari | |
Native to | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
Region | Nuristan, Kunar, Chitral |
Native speakers | 150,000 (2011-2017)[1] |
Dialects | |
Arabic script (Nastaliq) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:bsh – Katixvi – Kamviri |
Glottolog | kati1270 |
ELP | Kati |
Linguasphere | 58-ACB-a |
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The Kamkata-vari language is spoken by 40,000–60,000 people, from the Kata, Kom, Mumo, Kshto and some smaller Black-Robed tribes in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are dialectal differences of the Kamkata-vari speakers of Pakistan. The most used alternative names for the language are Kati or Bashgali.