Kati

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Badakhshan, Kunar, and Nuristan provinces: smaller areas in Laghman and Panjsher provinces; Eastern Kativiri dialect: upper Bashgal valley (Barg-e-Matal); Mumviri dialect: Gabalgrom, Mangul, and Sasku villages in Bashgal valley; Western Kativiri dialect: Duab and Mondul districts, Ktivi (Kantiwo), Kulam, Paruk (Papruk), and Ramgal valleys.

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Language NameKati

User Population

7,800 in Pakistan (2018).

Location

Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Chitral district (eastern Kativiri dialect), Bumboret, Lutkuh, Rumbur, and Urtsun valleys.

Alternate Names

Bashgali, Kata viri, Kativiri, Kâtʹa-vari, Nuristani, Shekhaniwar

Dialects

Eastern Kativiri (Shekhani), Western Kativiri, Mumviri. Eastern Kativiri dialect is extremely endangered (2021 S. Zubair).

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Language Use

Most also use Khowar [khw]. Many also use Northern Pashto [pbu]. Many also use Urdu [urd], especially young people and educated. Some also use Kalasha [kls]. Used as L2 by Kalasha [kls].

Other Comments

Eastern Kativiri dialect often called Shekhani in Pakistan, but different from Kamviri [xvi] dialect also called Shekhani in Southern Chitral.

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