Shina language

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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.

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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.

northern Pakistan hasLanguage Shina language
subject surface form: Northern Pakistan
Kashmiri language closelyRelatedTo Shina language
Hunza District hasLanguage Shina language
Shina people nativeLanguage Shina language
Haramosh Shina subclassOf Shina language
Haramosh Shina partOf Shina language
Astori Shina subclassOf Shina language
this entity surface form: Shina dialect
Astori Shina partOf Shina language
Astori Shina hasAncestor Shina language
Kohistani Shina subclassOf Shina language
Kohistani Shina partOf Shina language
this entity surface form: Shina dialect continuum
Kohistani Shina hasAncestor Shina language
Palasi Shina partOf Shina language
Shinaki language Shina language
Gilgiti Shina belongsTo Shina language
this entity surface form: Shina dialect continuum
Purgi language closelyRelatedTo Shina language
Dardic languages hasSubgroup Shina language
Dardic languages majorLanguage Shina language