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A language of Afghanistan

Alternate Names
Wotapuri-Katarqalai
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the late 1950s. Ethnic population: 30 (2017 D. Miller).

Location

Scattered in Kunar province: Watapur district, Katar Qala and Watapur villages.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Language Use

Shifted to Southern Pashto [pbt].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].