Shina language
E472489
Shina language is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Shina people in the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan and parts of neighboring areas.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shina dialect continuum | 2 |
| Shina dialect | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dardic language
ⓘ
Indo-Aryan language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Shina
ⓘ
Sina ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Brokskat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kashmiri ⓘ Kohistani Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Shina people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Indo-European languages ⓘ |
| glottocode | shin1264 ⓘ |
| hasCaseSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Astori Shina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chilas Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ Drasi Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilgiti Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ Guresi Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ Kohistani Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ Skardu Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderDistinction | yes ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryTradition | limited but developing ⓘ |
| hasMediaUse |
local print publications
ⓘ
local radio ⓘ |
| hasNounClasses | no ⓘ |
| hasRetroflexConsonants | yes ⓘ |
| hasTone | reported for some dialects ⓘ |
| iso639-3 | scl ⓘ |
| languageFamilyPosition | Dardic subgroup of Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Balti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burushaski NERFINISHED ⓘ Khowar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligionOfSpeakers | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| region |
Gilgit-Baltistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kashmir region NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| script |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Perso-Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInValley |
Astore Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilgit Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Indus Valley (northern Pakistan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subbranch | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| subfamily | Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| usedAsLinguaFranca | in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Nastaliq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Pakistan
this entity surface form:
Shina dialect
this entity surface form:
Shina dialect continuum
this entity surface form:
Shina dialect continuum