Mumviri dialect
Mumviri is a dialect of the Kamkata-vari Nuristani language spoken by perhaps 1,500 of the Mumo people of Afghanistan. There are only slight differences to the Kata-vari, Mumviri has Kamviri phonetic features. The most used alternative name is Bashgali, which derive from Khowar.
| Mumviri | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Afghanistan |
| Region | basin of eastern Nuristan |
Native speakers | perhaps 1,500 (1998)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | mumv1239 |
| Linguasphere | 58-ACB-ac |
Mumviri is spoken in the Mangul, Sasku and Gabalgrom in the Bashgal Valley.
References
- Richard F. Strand
External links
- Nuristan: Hidden Land of the Hindu Kush -Includes a lexicon of Kamviri and more information.
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