Torwali language
E933559
Torwali language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Swat Valley of northern Pakistan, known for its distinct phonology and endangered status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torwali language canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Torwali Kohistani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turvali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
complex phonology
ⓘ
contrastive retroflex consonants ⓘ rich vowel system ⓘ tone or pitch accent (analyzed by some linguists) ⓘ |
| hasDomainOfUse |
home
ⓘ
local markets ⓘ traditional cultural events ⓘ |
| hasEndangermentStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | torw1241 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | trw ⓘ |
| hasLanguageBranch | Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Indo-European NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageGroup | Dardic ⓘ |
| hasLanguageSubfamily | Indo-Iranian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SOV word order
ⓘ
postpositional language ⓘ |
| hasNeighbouringLanguage |
Gawri language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khowar language ⓘ Kohistani languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersEstimate | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
local literacy initiatives ⓘ |
| isEndangeredBecauseOf |
language shift to Pashto
ⓘ
language shift to Urdu ⓘ |
| region |
Hindu Kush region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Torwali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Swat District NERFINISHED ⓘ Swat Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Dardic language
ⓘ
Indo-European language ⓘ Indo-Iranian language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
folk poetry
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Perso-Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.