Ushojo

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A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3
ush
Alternate Names
Ushuji
User Population

3,000 (2018).

Location

Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Swat district, upper Bishigram valley, east of Madyan, 12 villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

None known. Lexical similarity: 50% with Kolai Shina [plk], 48% with Palas Shina [plk], 42% with Gilgiti Shina [scl], 35% with Chail Torwali [trw], 34% with Mankiyali [nlm], 31% with Palula [phl], 27% with Bateri [btv], 23% with Gawri [gwc], 22% with Kalkoti [xka].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Most also use Northern Pashto [pbu], with many school-going children shifting, particularly in the homeland. Most also use Torwali [trw], with some children shifting, particularly in the homeland. Many also use Urdu [urd], with many children shifting, particularly in large urban centers.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ushojo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Not known by linguists until 1989. Reportedly came from Kolai, Indus Kohistan several hundred years ago via Ushu, Swat, hence the name Ushojo. Muslim.