Grangali

Print

Primary tabs

A language of Afghanistan

ISO 639-3
nli
Alternate Names
Gelangali, Jumiaki
User Population

5,000 (1994).

Location

Kunar province: Grangali and Zemiaki; Kandai on south Pech river, 2 small valleys; Nangarhar province: Dara-I-Nur district; Nangalami dialect in Ningalam village where Waigal and Pech rivers meet.

Language Maps
Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Northwestern, Dardic, Kunar
Dialects

Nangalami (Ningalami), Zemiaki (Zamyaki). Zemiaki may be related to Waigali [wbk]. Lexical similarity: 63% with Shumashti [sts], 42% with Gawar-Bati [gwt].

Language Use

Nangalami may have no remaining speakers. Shifting to Dari [prs].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Grangali
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.