Global InformationShekhani dialect information
| Eastern Kata-vari | |
|---|---|
| شیخانی (Shekhani) | |
 | |
| Native to | Pakistan |
| Region | Lutkuh Valley (Gobor, Shekhandeh, Rumbur, Badogar, and Urstsun), Upper Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2003)[1][2] |
Language family | Indo-European
|
Writing system | Khowar alphabet (Perso-Arabic) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Eastern Kata-vari also locally known as Shekhani is a variety of the Kata-vari language spoken in Chitral district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[3] The Kamviri language is also known as Shekhani. The Khowar name for the dialect is Sheikhwar[4] which means "Language of the Sheikhs or converts."[5] Some linguists consider Shekhani or Eastern Kata-vari a different language due to the isolation from other Nuristani languages other than Kamviri.[6][7] Kamviri Shekhani is different than Eastern Kata-vari which is also called Shekhani.[8]
In August 2022, Pakistani linguist, Rehmat Aziz Chitrali proposed a keyboard to Khowar Academy, Chitral.[9]
- ^ Frawley, William J. (May 1, 2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977178-3 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Writing System for Shekhani Language being developed". Pakngos.com.pk. April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Experts work to develop writing system in Shekhani language". Chitraltoday.net. April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Chitral Times || News Detail ||". Chitraltimes.com.
- ^ "The languages of northern Pakistan | Political Economy". Thenews.com.pk.
- ^ Baart, Joan (January 1, 2001). "Bibliography of Languages of Northern Pakistan, compiled by Joan L.G. Baart and Esther L. Baart-Bremer". NIPS-SIL Working Paper Series 1.
- ^ "Dardic languages – RASHID AHMED GABARO". Rashidgabbaro.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Kati at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Chitrali, Rehmat Aziz. "Shekhani Keyboard". Keyman. Khowar Academy.
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