Kamviri dialect

Kamviri
کامویری
Native to	Afghanistan, Pakistan
Region	Bashgal Valley, and Southern Chitral District, Langorbat, Badrugal and the Urtsun Valley
Native speakers	12,000  (date missing)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Nuristani Kamkata-viri Kamviri
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xvi
Linguasphere	58-ACB-ad
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Kamviri (Urdu:کامویری)is a dialect of the Kamkata-viri language spoken by 5,000 to 10,000 of the Kom people of Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are slight dialectal differences of the Kamviri speakers of Pakistan. The most used alternative names are Kati, Kamozi or Bashgali. According to the Chitrali linguistic, researcher and Director of Khowar Academy Rehmat Aziz Chitrali the total speakers of Kamviri is 12,000. According to Mr.Chitrali the Kamviri is spoken in Bashgal Valley, and Southern Chitral District, Langorbat, Badrugal and the Urtsun Valley. The kamviri is sometimes lexical considered as a Kata-vari dialect.

References

• The Kom. Retrieved July 2, 2006, from Richard F. Strand: Nuristan, Hidden Land of the Hindu-Kush [1].

External links

• Strand, Richard F. (1997). "Nuristan: Hidden Land of the Hindu Kush". Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
• Strand, Richard F. (1999). "Kâmv'iri Lexicon". Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
• Strand, Richard F. (1997). "The Sound System of Kâmv'iri". Retrieved 2012-01-16.