Wanetsi
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Wanetsi is a distinct and archaic variety of Pashto spoken by a small community in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Iranian language variety
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ |
| branchOf | Eastern Iranian branch ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
Pashtuns ⓘ
surface form:
Tareen Pashtuns
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Tareeno
ⓘ
Pashto language ⓘ
surface form:
Tarin Pashto
Waneci ⓘ Pashto language ⓘ
surface form:
Wanetsi Pashto
|
| hasHistoricalRelation | preserves older Pashto features ⓘ |
| hasISOCode | none ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
conservative phonology compared to standard Pashto
ⓘ
lexical differences from standard Pashto ⓘ morphological differences from standard Pashto ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | retention of archaic Pashto sounds ⓘ |
| hasResearchStatus | underdescribed in linguistic literature ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus |
primarily oral language
ⓘ
used in local community domains ⓘ |
| isA |
archaic variety of Pashto
ⓘ
distinct variety of Pashto ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility | partially intelligible with other Pashto dialects ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | small community of speakers ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinct dialect by some linguists ⓘ |
| region |
southern Afghanistan
ⓘ
western Pakistan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pashto language
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| spokenBy |
Tareen tribe
ⓘ
Wanetsi people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Balochistan, Pakistan ⓘ Sibi District ⓘ
surface form:
Harnai District
Kandahar Province ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Zabul Province ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Northwestern Iranian languages
ⓘ
Pashto language ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| threatenedBy |
shift to Dari
ⓘ
shift to Urdu ⓘ shift to standard Pashto ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Pashto alphabet ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.