Ushojo

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639: ush
Alternate Names: Ushuji
Population: 3,000 (2018).
Location:: Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Swat district, upper Bishigram valley, east of Madyan, 12 villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Shina
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 50% with Kolai Shina [plk], 48% with Palas Shina [plk], 42% with Gilgiti Shina [scl], 35% with Chail Torwali [trw], 34% with Mankiyali [nlm], 31% with Palula [phl], 27% with Bateri [btv], 23% with Gawri [gwc], 22% with Kalkoti [xka].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Most also use Northern Pashto [pbu], with many school-going children shifting, particularly in the homeland. Most also use Torwali [trw], with some children shifting, particularly in the homeland. Many also use Urdu [urd], with many children shifting, particularly in large urban centers.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ushojo
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Not known by linguists until 1989. Reportedly came from Kolai, Indus Kohistan several hundred years ago via Ushu, Swat, hence the name Ushojo. Muslim.

Location: Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Swat district, upper Bishigram valley, east of Madyan, 12 villages.