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Chitral is the northernmost district in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. It used to be the largest district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa before splitting up into Upper Chitral district and Lower Chitral district. Chitral was a former Princely State ruled by the Mehtars. 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 Norwegian Linguist Georg Morgenstierne wrote that Chitral is the area of the greatest linguistic diversity in the world. Khowar is the majority language of Chitral District but more than 14 other languages are also spoken in Chitral.
More then 14 different languages are spoken in Chitral including Sarikoli, Kyrgyz, Wakhi, Khowar, Madaklashti (Tajik), Gojri, Pashto, Palula, Dameli, Kamviri, Gawar-bati, Dari (Persian), Dangariwar, Shina Burushaski, Sheikhwar, Mumviri, Kalasha, Yidgha.
See also
References
- ^ "About". lowerchitral.kp.gov.pk. Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- "14 languages spoken in Chitral". PAMIR TIMES. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- "14 languages spoken in Chitral". PAMIR TIMES. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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