Mankiyali

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639: nlm
Alternate Names: Tarawara, Tarawari, Trawari
Population: 500 (Anjum 2016).
Location:: Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Mansehra district, Badi Shungli union council, Dana village.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Kohistani
Dialects: None known. Related to Bateri [btv]. Lexical similarity: 42% with Bateri [btv], 41% with Gowro [gwf], 39% with Gujari [gju], 36% with Northern Hindko [hno], 34% with Ushojo [ush] (Anjum 2016).
Typology: 30 consonants and 16 vowels; tonal.
Language Use: Home, community. Some of all ages. Most also use Northern Pashto [pbu] (Anjum 2016). Most also use Urdu [urd] (Anjum 2016). Some also use English [eng] (Anjum 2016). Also use Northern Hindko [hno], with many youth shifting.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mankiyali
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Mansehra district, Badi Shungli union council, Dana village.