Kohistani, Indus

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639: mvy
Alternate Names: Khili, Kohistani, Kohistẽ, Mair, Maiyon, Maiyã, Shuthun
Population: 200,000 (1992).
Location:: Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Kohistan district, west bank Indus river.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Kohistani
Dialects: Indus (Jijal, Mani, Pattan, Seo), Duber-Kandia (Duber, Khili, Manzari), Ranolia, Bankad. A separate language from nearby varieties: Bateri [btv], Chilisso [clh]. Lexical similarity: 88%–92% between dialects, 69%–71% with Chilisso [clh], 61%–63%% with Gowro [gwf], 58%–61% with Bateri [btv], 36%–41% with Kohistani Shina [plk], 26%–28% with Gawri [gwc] and Torwali [trw].
Language Use: Many also use Northern Pashto [pbu]. Many also use Urdu [urd].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kohistani, Indus
Writing: Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran], primary usage.
Other Comments: Mani and Manzari are not used for dialects, but are said to refer to brothers whose descendants settled in the 2 dialect areas.

Location: Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Kohistan district, west bank Indus river.