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| ⚫ | '''Chitral''' is the northernmost district in Pakistan's ] province and is a former ]. Despite being in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Chitral is not a Pashtun Area.{{cn|date=March 2015}} Chitral shares much of its history and culture with the neighboring ] territories of ], a region sometimes called "Peristan" because of the common belief in fairies (''peri'') inhabiting the high mountains.{{cn|date=March 2015}} The major language of Kohwari and Chitrali.{{cn|date=March 2015}} | ||
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| ⚫ | Accoording to the research of ], Director Kohwari Academy most of the minority languages spoken in Chitral are also Dardic including; ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].{{cn|date=March 2015}} ] spoken by immigrant groups in Chitral include groups such as ] (it's various ethnic groups) ]'s, and ]s.{{cn|date=March 2015}} | ||
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| The main spoken language is ]. | |||
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| ] spoken by immigrant groups in Chitral include groups such as ] (it's various ethnic groups) include ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The ] languages ] and ] are also found. | |||
| Thus Chitral is considered to be one of the most lingusitically diverse regions in the world,{{cn|date=March 2015}} but nearly all of these groups use Kohwari as a lingua-franca for inter-ethnic communication, except for the southernmost part of the district.{{cn|date=March 2015}} | |||
| The Norwegian Linguist wrote that ] is the area of the greatest linguistic diversity in the world. Although ] is the predominant language of Chitral, more than ten other languages are spoken here. These include ], ], ], Gawar-Bati, ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Since many of these languages have no written form, letters are usually written in ] or ]. | |||
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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 Hindu-Kush territories of Gilgit-Baltistan, a region sometimes called "Peristan" because of the common belief in fairies (peri) inhabiting the high mountains. The major language of Kohwari and Chitrali. Accoording to the research of Rehmat Aziz, Director Kohwari Academy most of the minority languages spoken in Chitral are also Dardic including; Urdu, Shina, Kashmiri, Kalasha, Gawarbati, Dameli, Kirghizi and Palula. Iranian languages spoken by immigrant groups in Chitral include groups such as Afghans (it's various ethnic groups) Kashmiri's, and Wakhis.
Thus Chitral is considered to be one of the most lingusitically diverse regions in the world, but nearly all of these groups use Kohwari as a lingua-franca for inter-ethnic communication, except for the southernmost part of the district.