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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 territories of ], ] and ]. | ||
| ==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
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The major language of Chitral is ], a ] langanuage known as Chitrali language. | ||
| Acording to the research of ], Director of Kohwari Academy, most of the minority languages are Dardic, including ],],], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| Acording to the research of ], Director ] most of the minority languages spoken in Chitral are also Dardic including; | |||
| ] spoken by immigrant groups in Chitral include groups such as ] (it's various ethnic groups) include ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The ] languages ] and ] are also found. | |||
| ], ], ], ], ] and ]. ] languages spoken by immigrant groups in Chitral include ], ], and ]. | |||
| An indigenous Iranic language spoken in Chitral is ]. There are also migrants form ] who speak several ] dialects. Finally there is a large community of ] who were originally nomadic, but have now settled permanently in parts of Upper Chitral and they speak the ] ] Language. | |||
| 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 ]. | |||
| 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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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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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 territories of Gilgit-Baltistan, Nuristan and Badakhshan.
Languages
The major language of Chitral is Khowar, a Dardic langanuage known as Chitrali language.
Acording to the research of Rehmat Aziz Chitrali, Director Khowar Academy most of the minority languages spoken in Chitral are also Dardic including; Kalasha, Gawar-Bati, Dameli, Madaklashti, Kyrgyz and Phalula. Iranic languages spoken by immigrant groups in Chitral include Pashto, Persian, and Wakhi.
An indigenous Iranic language spoken in Chitral is Yidgha. There are also migrants form Nuristan who speak several Nuristani dialects. Finally there is a large community of Persian who were originally nomadic, but have now settled permanently in parts of Upper Chitral and they speak the Indo-Iranian Persian 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.