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In the population tab the reference to FLI is not correct. It is a paper written by Wayne et al. The link is below.

Please correct it with the following information. 

Torwali [trw]

A Dardic language of the Indo-Aryan family, Torwali is spoken in the Bahrain and Chail areas of District Swat in Northern Pakistan. According to some estimates the Torwali people count themselves more than 120,000[1] while recent research counts the number of speakers of the Torwali language around 130,000[2]. ‘Possibly half of them live in the heartland, which is located in northern Pakistan, in the Swat River Valley in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province[3]’.

[1] Syed A. Manan, Liaqat Ali Channa, Khadija Tul-Kubra and Maya Khemlani David, “Ecological planning towards language revitalization: The Torwali minority language in Pakistan”, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 31, Issue 3 (New Jersey, USA; John Wiley & Sons, Wiley, 2021) page 6

[2] Wayne A. Lunsford, Muhammad Zaman Sagar, Ejaz Ahmad and Amir Haider, Measuring the Impact of using “The Guide” in Six Speech Communities of Northern Pakistan, in Planning Language Use Case Studies in Community-Based Language Development, ed. David M. Eberhard and Scott A. Smith (SIL International 2021), page 78

[3] Ibid

Some other resources on Torwali revitalization effort 

Sources of Torwali Languages

Most recent and recent

1. Wayne A. Lunsford, Muhammad Zaman Sagar, Ejaz Ahmad and Amir Haider, Measuring the Impact of using “The Guide” in Six Speech Communities of Northern Pakistan, in Planning Language Use Case Studies in Community-Based Language Development, ed. David M. Eberhard and Scott A. Smith (SIL International 2021). Link: https://leanpub.com/planninglanguageuse

This paper is on the language vitality. It measures the speakers as 130,000.

1. Syed A. Manan, Liaqat Ali Channa, Khadija Tul-Kubra and Maya Khemlani David, “Ecological planning towards language revitalization: The Torwali minority language in Pakistan”, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 31, Issue 3 (New Jersey, USA; John Wiley & Sons, Wiley, 2021) Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijal.12340  2) link: https://publons.com/publon/10.1111/ijal.12340/

This Wiley paper is on the revitalization work on the Torwali language including its transmission through using it in education. This paper measures the speakers as 120,000.

1. A Documentary on the Torwali language and the work on it. Link: https://mothertongue2022.eventive.org/films/62031d098c6409004c685800
2. Torwali, Zubair (Sept. 2021), “Attempting inclusive education”. Chapter in the book ‘in the book ‘Reforming School Education in Pakistan & The Language Dilemma” by Zubeida Mustafa, Published by Paramount Books (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi Pakistan. https://paramountbooks.com.pk/product/reforming-school-education-in-pakistan-the-language-dilemma

This is a book chapter where the education model in Torwali is evaluated with details.

1. Torwali, Zubair. (Apr. 2021). “The Torwali Multilingual Education Model”, Academia Letter,     Link: https://www.academia.edu/47515025/The_Torwali_Multilingual_Education_Model

This is an open access paper on the Torwali education model in Academia letter.

1. Torwali, Zubair. 2021. (ed) ‘Surbuland’ a research book in Urdu on the sociology, languages, histories and cultures of High Asia.

This is a book in Urdu language where a full section is on the Torwali language and literature

1. Torwali, Zubair. 2021. ‘Preserving and Promoting the Endangered Languages of North Pakistan in a Digital Age’. The SDC Anthology 2020 by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan. https://sdpi.org/sdpiweb/publications/files/SDC-Anthology-2020.pdf

This is a book by a renowned research institute in Pakistan. Here information about languages of north Pakistan is given and you can find some information about Torwali as well.

1. Torwali, Zubair. 2020. “Adapting the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) to  Torwali”. ZAS Papers in Linguistics 64 (August):241-48. https://zaspil.leibniz-zas.de/article/view/583 .

This is an open access paper of an assessment on Torwali. Here details are given about the language and education in it.

1.  Torwali, Zubair(2020), Countering the challenges of globalization faced by endangered languages of North Pakistan, Language Documentation and Description journal Volume 17.                                   http://www.elpublishing.org/itempage/181

It is a paper on all the languages of North Pakistan, yet details are about Torwali as well.

1. Torwali, Zubair (2020): Torwali -English Dictionary for students—online Link: https://www.webonary.org/torwali/en/overview/introduction/

A small dictionary (rough draft online) with introduction to the language

1.  Torwali, Zubair (2019). Anonymous poems of Torwali translated in English for the book, ‘Poems on the Edge  of Extinction: An Anthology of Endangered Languages’. (ed) Chris McCabe. London. Link: https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2020/spring/poems-edge-extinction-anthology-poetry-endangered-languages

In this book of Poetry Torwali poetry is also included with introduction to the language

1.  Torwali, Zubair (2019) Early Writing in Torwali, London: Routledge, Book chapter. Link: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781351049672-3/early-writing-torwali-pakistan-zubair-torwali

Note: It a chapter in the Routledge book on the early writing of Torwali which assesses the writing of Torwali by children at the MLE schools established by the organization IBT.

1. Torwali, Zubair (2019). Revitalization of Torwali music and culture, WeMountains, Swat. Link: https://wemountains.com/03/04/1143/  
2. Ahmad, Aftab (2019): https://asiapacificmle-bucket.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/image/257C-compressed.pdf

 

15.  Torwali, Zubair (2018). Language Revitalization — A Case Study of Torwali. Criterion. Vol. 12. Issue 4. Islamabad. Link : https://criterion-quarterly.com/language-revitalization-case-study-torwali/

16. Torwali, Zubair (2017). Bahadar’s Almanac, Langscape Magazine, Vol. 6. Issue 2. p. 42--46, Terralingua, Canada , Link: https://terralingua.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Lang_6_2_WEB.pdf page 42  Note: It is on the seasonal calendar of Torwali people

17. Torwali, Zubair (2017). Reversing Language Loss through an Identity Based Educational Planning: The Case of Torwali language, Eurasian Journal of Humanities Vol. 1. Issue 2, p 23--39. Malaysia , Link: https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/3501/samples/10637

18. Torwali, Zubair (2015). Muffled Voices: a longing for a pluralist & peaceful Pakistan. Lahore: Book. Multilines Publishers: Link 1: https://www.amazon.com/Muffled-Voices-Pluralist-Peaceful-Pakistan/dp/9698985069

                     ResearchGate link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289994424_Muffled_voices_longing_for_a_pluralist_and_peaceful_Pakistan

                     Note: It is a book on various languages and cultures where Torwali is also discussed and written about it.

19. Torwali, Zubair (2015). Vestiges of Torwali Culture. Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi (IBT), Swat link: http://www.mahraka.com/torwali_culture/1.html

20. Torwali, Zubair( 2015). The Ignored Dardic Culture of Swat. Journal of Language and Culture. https://academicjournals.org/journal/JLC/article-abstract/CBBA2D553114 

21. Torwali, Zubair (2012). Inaan: Torwali classic poetry. Book. Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi (IBT), Swat 

22. Zubair (2008). Torwali Alphabet Book. Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi (IBT), Swat