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''']''' is the northernmost district in ]'s ] province. It used to be the largest district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before splitting up into ] and ]. Chitral was a former ] ruled by the ]. Despite being in ] ] is not a Pashtun area. ] shares much of its history and culture with the neighboring territory of ], ] and ].<ref name=":0" /> The Norwegian Linguist ] wrote that <u>"] is the area of the greatest linguistic diversity in the world"</u>. ] is the majority language of ] but more than 14 other languages are also spoken in ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-22 |title=14 languages spoken in Chitral |url=https://pamirtimes.net/2012/02/22/14-languages-spoken-in-chitral/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=PAMIR TIMES |language=en-US}}</ref> ] is the official language of ] in ] district, Pakistan. ] is the second language spoken in ], ], ] and ], ] is also third language spoken in ] valley by 2000 population and in ] valley and spoken small amount in ] regions.<ref>{{cite news |title=The languages of northern Pakistan |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/568074-languages-northern-pakistan |access-date=13 March 2022 |work=The News International |date=7 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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The kho and kalash people are main tribe in Chitral District The Khowar language which have many Persian Arabic Urdu And ancient Greek loanwords.
More then 14 different languages are spoken in ] including ], ], ], ], ] (]), ], ], ], ], ], ], ] (]), Dangariwar, ] ], Sheikhwar, ], ], ].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=About |url=https://lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk/page/about |website=lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk |publisher=Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-22 |title=14 languages spoken in Chitral |url=https://pamirtimes.net/2012/02/22/14-languages-spoken-in-chitral/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=PAMIR TIMES |language=en-US}}</ref>
], is third language which was former official language in Chitral princely state is spoken in upper chitral including Garam Chashma, Madaklast and Upper Mastuj valley.


There are 14 different languages spoken in Chitral including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ].<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk/page/about |website=lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk |publisher=Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>{{clarify|reason=How can 12 languages include 24?|date=March 2022}}
== Languages ==

=== Sarikoli ===
] language belongs to the ] sub-group of ] spoken by the ] people. Majority of ] speakers live in ] ] but a few speakers can also be found in the extreme north of ] next to the Chinese border.

=== Kyrgyz ===
] is a ] of the kipchak branch spoken in ], ], ] and by a few thousands ethnic ] in ] in extreme north of ].

=== Madaklashti ===
] or Madaglashti is a dialect of ] (]) an ], ] is closely related to ] and ] languages, It is spoken in Madaklasht valley of Southern ] of ], ] by the ]. The number of Madaglashti speakers are around 3,000-4,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madaklasht Valley-Unseen Persian Community In Hindukush Mountains |url=https://travelpakistani.com/blogs/madaklasht-valley-unseen-persian-community-in-hindukush-mountains/68 |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Travel Pakistani |language=en}}</ref>

=== Kamviri ===
] is a dialect of ] language with belongs to the ] group of ] language family. It is spoken by ] and ] people is southern ]. This language is also spoken in the ] of ].

=== Burushaski ===
] is an language Isolate mostly spoken in the ], ] and ] districts of ], ] by the ], A small number of people of this language is also found in ].


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Khowar is the official language of Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district, Pakistan. Kalasha is the second language spoken in Ayun, Birir, Bumburet and Rumbur, Persian is also third language spoken in Garam Chashma valley by 2000 population and in Madaklasht valley and spoken small amount in Upper Chitral regions.

The kho and kalash people are main tribe in Chitral District The Khowar language which have many Persian Arabic Urdu And ancient Greek loanwords. Persian language, is third language which was former official language in Chitral princely state is spoken in upper chitral including Garam Chashma, Madaklast and Upper Mastuj valley.

There are 14 different languages spoken in Chitral including Balti, Burushaski, Dameli, Doomaki, Dari, Dangariwar, Gawar-bati, Kalkoti, Kamviri, Kohistani, Khowar, Kygryz, Munji, Palula, Yidgha, Wakhi, Shina, Tajik, Torwali, Ushojo, Uzbek, Wakhi.

See also

References

  1. "The languages of northern Pakistan". The News International. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. "About". lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk. Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Retrieved 13 March 2022.


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