Nuristani branch of Indo-Iranian
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The Nuristani branch of Indo-Iranian is a small, distinct subgroup of Indo-Iranian languages spoken primarily in the remote Nuristan region of eastern Afghanistan.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language branch
ⓘ
subgroup of Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kafiri languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuristani languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Nuristani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | generally accepted as third branch of Indo-Iranian ⓘ |
| contactInfluence |
influenced by neighboring Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
influenced by neighboring Iranian languages ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Indo-Aryan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Hindu Kush region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO639_5Code | nur ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Ashkun language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamviri NERFINISHED ⓘ Kata-vari NERFINISHED ⓘ Prasun language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tregami language NERFINISHED ⓘ Waigali language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Ashkun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamkata-vari ⓘ Prasun NERFINISHED ⓘ Tregami NERFINISHED ⓘ Waigali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyClassifiedAs | Indo-Aryan subgroup ⓘ |
| historicalRegionName | Kafiristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyLevel | branch ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
conservative Indo-Iranian traits
ⓘ
distinct morphological developments ⓘ distinct phonological developments ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageGroups |
Dardic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers | small population ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-European language family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | eastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | separate branch of Indo-Iranian ⓘ |
| researchedBy |
field linguists
ⓘ
historical linguists ⓘ |
| researchField | Indo-Iranian linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minority language group ⓘ |
| timeDepth | descends from Proto-Indo-Iranian ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
shares features with Indo-Aryan
ⓘ
shares features with Iranian ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication in Nuristan ⓘ |
| vitality | endangered ⓘ |
| writingSystem | primarily unwritten ⓘ |
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