NLI ISO 639-3
Grangali
A language of Afghanistan
- ISO 639
- nli
- Alternate Names
- Gelangali, Jumiaki
- Population
- 5,000 (1994).
- Location:
- Kunar province: Grangali and Zemiaki; Kandai on south Pech river, 2 small valleys; Nangarhar province: Dara-I-Nur district; Nangalami dialect in Ningalam village where Waigal and Pech rivers meet.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Kunar
- Dialects
- Nangalami (Ningalami), Zemiaki (Zamyaki). Zemiaki may be related to Waigali [wbk]. Lexical similarity: 63% with Shumashti [sts], 42% with Gawar-Bati [gwt].
- Language Use
- Nangalami may have no remaining speakers. Shifting to Dari [prs].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Grangali
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Kunar province: Grangali and Zemiaki; Kandai on south Pech river, 2 small valleys; Nangarhar province: Dara-I-Nur district; Nangalami dialect in Ningalam village where Waigal and Pech rivers meet.
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