Shina

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A language of Pakistan

Azad Kashmir province: east Neelum district; Gilgit Baltistan province: Baltistan, Diamer, and Gilgit districts, Chilas area, Darel, Gilgit, Haramosh, lower Hunza Valley, Punial, and Tangir valleys, Astor, Kharmang, Kachura, Satpara, and other small valleys, scattered villages in Ishkoman and Yasin valleys; Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: east Kohistan district, Harban and Sazin.

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Language NameShina

User Population

32,200 in India (2011 census).

Location

Jammu and Kashmir state: Bandipore and Kargil districts, Dras and Kishenganga valleys, Gurais area.

Alternate Names

Shinaki, Sina

Dialects

Drasi, Gurezi.

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Language Use

Many also use Purig [prx], especially in Dras Valley though there are villages where only Shina is spoken. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Balti [bft].

Other Comments

Open to education and jobs outside the area. Distinct from Brokskat [bkk], but Brokskat is also used semiofficially to refer to a highly divergent variety of Shina spoken by Buddhists. Buddhist, Muslim, traditional religion.

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