Pashai, Southwest

A language of Afghanistan

ISO 639: psh
Alternate Names: Pashai, Southwest Pashayi
Population: 100,000 (2011 SIL).
Location:: Northeast of Kabul, and in Kapisa province; north of Sarobi, Tagau (Tagab) valley.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Pashai
Dialects: Tagau, Ishpi, Isken. Not intelligible of other Pashai languages. Lexical similarity: Less than 30% with other Pashai languages.
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all. Many also use Northern Pashto [pbu].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Pashai, Southwest
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Pashai peoples have rich folklore and songs preserved by oral tradition. Muslim.

Location: Northeast of Kabul, and in Kapisa province; north of Sarobi, Tagau (Tagab) valley.