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| '''Chitral''' is the northernmost district in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and is a former ]. Despite being in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chitral is not a Pashtun area. Chitral shares much of its history and culture with the neighboring territory of ]. The major language of Chitral is ], a ] langanuage. Most of the minority languages spoken in Chitral are also Dardic including ], ], ] and ]. ] languages spoken by immigrant groups in Chitral include ], ], and ]. An indigenous Iranic language spoken in Chitral is ]. Their are also migrants form ] who speak several ] dialects. Finally there is a large community if ] herdmen who were originally nomadic, but have now settled permanently in parts of Lower Chitral and they speak the ] ] Language. | |||
| '''Chitral''' has two major'''languages''': ] and Kalasha Language. In addition there are five minor languages: ], ]. | |||
| Thus Chitral is considered to be one of the most lingusitically diverse regions in the world, but nearly all of these groups use ] as a lingua-franca for inter-ethnic communication, except for the southernmost part of the district where Pashto plays that role. | |||
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| Languages of Chitral NWFP Pakistan | |
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| Official | English, Urdu |
| Main | Chitrali (majority), Pashto , Dangerikwar, Kalashwar , Urdu , Madaklashti |
| Regional | Lot Kuhwar; DameRi; Manji; |
| Minority | Manji; Kalash; Wakhi; |
| Signed | Indo-Pakistani Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | Chitrali keyboard File:Chitralikeyboard.jpg |
Chitral is the northernmost district in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and is a former Princely State. Despite being in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chitral is not a Pashtun area. Chitral shares much of its history and culture with the neighboring territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. The major language of Chitral is Khowar, a Dardic langanuage. Most of the minority languages spoken in Chitral are also Dardic including Kalasha, Gawarbati, Dameli and Phalula. Iranic languages spoken by immigrant groups in Chitral include Pashto, Persian, and Wakhi. An indigenous Iranic language spoken in Chitral is Yidgha. Their are also migrants form Nuristan who speak several Nuristani dialects. Finally there is a large community if Gujjar herdmen who were originally nomadic, but have now settled permanently in parts of Lower Chitral and they speak the Indo-Aryan Gojri Language.
Thus Chitral is considered to be one of the most lingusitically diverse regions in the world, but nearly all of these groups use Khowar as a lingua-franca for inter-ethnic communication, except for the southernmost part of the district where Pashto plays that role.
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