GLH ISO 639-3
Pashai, Northwest
A language of Afghanistan
- ISO 639
- glh
- Alternate Names
- Northwest Pashayi, Pashai
- Population
- 70,000 (2011 SIL).
- Location:
- Kabul province: northwest of Kabul; Kapisa, Kunar, Laghman, and Nuristan provinces; some in Nangarhar and Parwan provinces; Alisheng valley and others north of Sarobi.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Pashai
- Dialects
- Gulbahar, Kohnadeh, Laurowan, Sanjan, Shutul, Bolaghain, Pachagan, Alasai, Shamakot, Uzbin, Pandau, Najil, Parazhghan, Pashagar, Wadau, Nangarach. Unintelligible of other Pashai speakers. Lexical similarity: approximately 30% with Southeast Pashai [psi].
- Typology
- SOV.
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Many also use Northern Pashto [pbu].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Pashai, Northwest
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
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Location: Kabul province: northwest of Kabul; Kapisa, Kunar, Laghman, and Nuristan provinces; some in Nangarhar and Parwan provinces; Alisheng valley and others north of Sarobi.
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