Yadgha

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Lotkohiwar, Munji-war, Yidga, Yidgha, Yudga, Yudgha

6,150 (2000).

Khyber Pakhtunkwa province: Chitral district, upper Lotkoh valley, west of Garam Chashma.

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6b (Threatened).

No significant dialect variation. Lexical similarity: 56%–80% with Munji [mnj] in Afghanistan.

Home. Some of all ages. Positive attitudes. All also use Khowar [khw], some shifting. Most also use Urdu [urd], especially the educated.

Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].

Muslim.