SDG ISO 639-3
Savi
A language of Afghanistan
- ISO 639
- sdg
- Alternate Names
- Sau, Sauji, Sawi
- Population
- 5,000 in Afghanistan (2017). Total users in all countries: 9,000.
- Location:
- Kunar province: Sau village on Konar river.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Shina
- Dialects
- None known. Savi, Palula [phl], and Kalkoti [xka] form a cluster of closely related varieties within the Shina group. Lexical similarity: 56%–58% with Palula [phl].
- Language Use
- Home, community. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Southern Pashto [pbt].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: Over 50% in Southern Pashto [pbt].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Savi
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Kunar valley, Dir district, many in refugee camps near Timargarha; Chitral, near Drosh; a few in Jalalabad.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Pakistan
Language Name
Savi
User Population
4,000 in Pakistan (2021 FLI). Ethnic population: 4,000 (2021 FLI).
Map
Location: Kunar province: Sau village on Konar river.
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