Degano

A language of Afghanistan

ISO 639: wsv
Alternate Names: Wotapuri-Katarqalai
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the late 1950s. Ethnic population: 30 (2017 Linguistic Assessment of Kunar Province by David Miller September 2017 Kabul, Afghanistan).
Location:: Scattered in Kunar province: Watapur district, Katar Qala and Watapur villages.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Kohistani
Language Use: Shifted to Southern Pashto [pbt].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Degano
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Scattered in Kunar province: Watapur district, Katar Qala and Watapur villages.