Nuristani languages

E6959

Indo-Iranian languages language family

Nuristani languages are a small, distinct group of Indo-Iranian languages spoken primarily in the remote Nuristan region of eastern Afghanistan.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Nuristani languages canonical	34
Nuristani	12
Southern Nuristani	5
Indo-European → Indo-Iranian → Nuristani → Ashkun	1
Kafiri languages	1
Kafiristani languages	1
Nuristani Waigali	1
Nuristani linguistic area	1
Southern Nuristani languages	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ language family ⓘ
alternativeName	Nuristani languages ⓘ surface form: Kafiri languages Nuristani languages ⓘ surface form: Kafiristani languages Nurestani languages ⓘ
arealFeature	contact with Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ contact with Iranian languages ⓘ
branchOf	Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ
distinctFrom	Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ Iranian languages ⓘ
estimatedSpeakers	tens of thousands ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup	Nuristani people ⓘ
feature	complex verbal morphology ⓘ retention of archaic Indo-Iranian features ⓘ rich case system ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Hindu Kush ⓘ surface form: Hindu Kush region
glottologCode	nure1252 ⓘ
hasISO639-5Code	nur ⓘ
hasMember	Ashkun language ⓘ Kamviri language ⓘ Kati language ⓘ Prasun language ⓘ Tregami language ⓘ Kamviri language ⓘ surface form: Waigali language
historicalRegion	Nuristan Province ⓘ surface form: Kafiristan
linguisticTypology	SOV word order ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+04:30 region ⓘ
macroArea	Eurasia ⓘ
partOf	Indo-European language family ⓘ
previousClassification	Dardic languages ⓘ Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
primaryCountry	Afghanistan ⓘ
recognizedAs	separate branch of Indo-Iranian ⓘ
region	Nuristan Province ⓘ
relatedTo	Dardic languages ⓘ Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ Iranian languages ⓘ
secondaryCountry	Pakistan ⓘ
spokenIn	Afghanistan ⓘ Chitral District ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Nuristan Pakistan ⓘ eastern Afghanistan ⓘ
status	endangered ⓘ vulnerable ⓘ
subclassOf	Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ
writingSystem	primarily unwritten ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indo-European language family → hasMajorBranch → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Nuristani languages → alternativeName → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kafiri languages

Nuristani languages → alternativeName → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kafiristani languages

Indo-Iranian languages → subdivision → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Indo-Iranian languages → hasSubfamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Nuristani people → languageSubfamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Prasun language → subfamilyOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Nuristani languages

Kamviri language → family → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Tregami language → subfamilyOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Tregami language → hasLanguageSubbranch → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Nuristan Province → languageGroup → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Ashkun language → languageFamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Ashkun language → linguisticBranch → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Nuristani

Indo-Iranian peoples → usesLanguage → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Proto-Indo-Iranian language → ancestorOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Proto-Indo-Iranian language → reconstructedFrom → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Afghanistan (regionally, via Baluchistan) → recognizedLanguage → Nuristani languages ⓘ

subject surface form: Afghanistan

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Waigali → languageFamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Waigali → hasAlternativeName → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani Waigali

Ashkun → subfamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Ashkun → geneticClassification → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indo-European → Indo-Iranian → Nuristani → Ashkun

Prasuni → subfamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Nuristani

Tregami → family → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Tregami → subfamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Nuristani

Kafirs of Kafiristan → language → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Parun (Nuristan Province) → languageRegion → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Vasi-vari → subclassOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Vasi-vari → languageFamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Vasi-vari → linguisticSubgroup → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Nuristani

Vasi-weri → subfamilyOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Vasi-weri → languageSubbranch → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Kati language → subclassOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Kati language → family → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Prasun → languageBranch → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Vasi people → languageSubfamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Kamkata-vari → subclassOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Kamkata-vari → languageSubbranch → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Kamkata-vari → isPartOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani linguistic area

Waigali language → languageFamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Bashgal Valley → hasLanguageFamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Kamdesh area → languageGroupSpoken → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Bashgal dialect → languageFamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Shekhani (Kamkata-vari) language → languageSubbranch → Nuristani languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuristani

Kamkata-vari group → languageBranch → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Gambiri Kati → subfamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

subject surface form: Tregami language

Gambiri Kati → subfamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Pashayi languages → neighboringTo → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Kati → languageFamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Wama dialect → languageFamily → Nuristani languages ⓘ

Askunu → subclassOf → Nuristani languages ⓘ