Kamkata-viri language
| Kamkata-vari | |
|---|---|
| Kati | |
| Native to | Afghanistan |
| Region | Nuristan, Kunar |
Native speakers | 39,000 (1994–2011)[1] |
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Indo-European
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| Dialects |
Kata-vari
Kamviri
Mumviri
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: bsh – Kati xvi – Kamviri |
| Glottolog |
kati1241[2] |
| Linguasphere |
58-ACB-a |
Kamkata-vari, the largest Nuristani language, contains the main dialects Kata-vari, Kamviri and Mumviri. Kata-vari and Kamviri are sometimes erroneously reckoned as two separate languages, but according to linguist Richard Strand they form one language.
The Kamkata-vari language is spoken by the Kata, Kom, Mumo, Ksto and some smaller Black-Robed tribes in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are dialectal differences of the Kamkata-vari speakers of Pakistan. Most used alternative names are Kati or Bashgali.
Kamkata-vari is spoken by 40,000-60,000 Kata, Kom, and other minor tribal peoples.
It belongs to the Indo-European language family, and is on the Nuristani group of the Indo-Iranian branch.
Literacy rates are low: below 1% for people who have it as a first language, and between 15% to 25% for people who have it as a second language. The Katavari dialect can be heard on radio in Afghanistan.
There are four main dialects: Eastern Kata-vari, Western Kata-vari, Kamviri and Mumviri, the last two are sometimes erroneously defined as separate languages.
References
- ↑ Kati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Kamviri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kati–Kamviri". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- Strand, Richard F. (2010). "Nurestâni Languages". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
External links
- Strand, Richard F. (1997). "Nuristan: Hidden Land of the Hindu-Kush". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (1997). "The kâtʹa, kʹom, mumʹo, kṣtʹo, biniʹo, ǰâmčʹo, and ǰâšʹa". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (1999). "Kâmvʹiri Lexicon". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (1997). "The Sound System of Kâmvʹiri". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (2011). "Kâtʹa-vari Lexicon". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Strand, Richard F. (2011). "The Sound System of Kt'ivřâ·i vari". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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