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'''Kata-vari''' is a [[dialect]] of the [[Kamkata-viri language]] spoken by the '''[[Kata (people)|Kata]]''' in parts of [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]. The most used alternative names are ''Kati'', ''Kativiri'' or ''Bashgali'', which derive from [[Khowar language|Khowar]].
'''Kata-vari''' is a [[dialect]] of the [[Kamkata-viri language]] spoken by the '''[[Kata (people)|Kata]]''' in parts of [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]. The most used alternative names are ''Kati'', ''Kativiri'' or ''Bashgali''.


It is spoken by approximately 18,700 people (15,000 in Afghanistan, just over 3,700 in Pakistan), and its speakers are largely [[Muslim]]. Literacy rates are low: below 1% for people who have it as a [[first language]], and between 15% to 25% for people who have it as a [[second language]].
It is spoken by approximately 40,000 people (mostly in Afghanistan, just over 3,700 in Pakistan), and its speakers are [[Muslim]]. Literacy rates are low: below 1% for people who have it as a [[first language]], and between 15% to 25% for people who have it as a [[second language]].


There are two main sub-dialects: Eastern Kata-vari and Western Kata-vari. In Afghanistan, Western Kata-vari is spoken in the [[Ramgal Valley|Ramgal]], [[Kulam Valley|Kulam]], [[Ktivi Valley|Ktivi]] and [[Paruk Valley|Paruk]] valleys. Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in the upper Bashgal Valley. In Pakistan, Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in the [[Chitral District]], and in [[Gobar (Pakistan)|Gobar]] in the [[Lutkuh Valley]]. Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in the [[Bumboret Valley]] and in the [[Urtsun Valley]].
There are two main sub-dialects: Eastern Kata-vari and Western Kata-vari. In Afghanistan, Western Kata-vari is spoken in the [[Ramgal Valley|Ramgal]], [[Kulam Valley|Kulam]], [[Ktivi Valley|Ktivi]] and [[Paruk Valley|Paruk]] valleys. Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in the upper Landay Sin Valley. In Pakistan, Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in [[Chitral District]], in [[Gobar (Pakistan)|Gobar]] and the upper [[Bumboret Valley]].


== References ==
== References ==
* The Kâta. Retrieved July 2, 2006, from ''Richard F. Strand: Nuristan, Hidden Land of the Hindu-Kush'' [http://users.sedona.net/~strand/Nuristani/Kamkata/Kata/kata.html].
* Kati. Retrieved June 13, 2006, from ''[[Ethnologue]]: Languages of the World'', fifteenth edition. SIL International. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bsh Online version].
* Kati. Retrieved June 13, 2006, from ''[[Ethnologue]]: Languages of the World'', fifteenth edition. SIL International. [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bsh Online version].
* {{cite web| url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/nurestani-languages| title=Nurestâni Languages| author=Strand, Richard F.| year=2010| publisher=Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition| accessdate=2012-01-16}}

== External links ==
* {{cite web| url=http://nuristan.info/| title=Nuristan: Hidden Land of the Hindu-Kush| author=Strand, Richard F.| year=1997-present| accessdate=2012-01-16}}
* {{cite web| url=http://nuristan.info/Nuristani/Kamkata/kamkata.html| title=The kâtʹa, kʹom, mumʹo, kṣtʹo, biniʹo, ǰâmčʹo, and ǰâšʹa| author=Strand, Richard F.| year=1997| accessdate=2012-01-16}}
* {{cite web| url=http://nuristan.info/Nuristani/Kamkata/Kata/kata.html| title=The kâtʹa| author=Strand, Richard F.| year=1998| accessdate=2012-01-16}}
* {{cite web| url=http://nuristan.info/lngFrameL.html| title=Kâtʹa-vari Lexicon| author=Strand, Richard F.| year=2011| accessdate=2012-01-16}}
* {{cite web| url=http://nuristan.info/Nuristani/Kamkata/Kata/KataLanguage/Lexicon/phon.html| title=The Sound System of Kt'ivřâ·i vari | author=Strand, Richard F.| year=2011| accessdate=2012-01-16}}



[[Category:Nuristani languages of Afghanistan]]
[[Category:Nuristani languages of Afghanistan]]

Revision as of 18:49, 17 January 2012

Kata-vari
Native toAfghanistan
RegionKunar Province
Native speakers
18,700 (Ethnologue)
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsh
ELPKati

Kata-vari is a dialect of the Kamkata-viri language spoken by the Kata in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The most used alternative names are Kati, Kativiri or Bashgali.

It is spoken by approximately 40,000 people (mostly in Afghanistan, just over 3,700 in Pakistan), and its speakers are Muslim. Literacy rates are low: below 1% for people who have it as a first language, and between 15% to 25% for people who have it as a second language.

There are two main sub-dialects: Eastern Kata-vari and Western Kata-vari. In Afghanistan, Western Kata-vari is spoken in the Ramgal, Kulam, Ktivi and Paruk valleys. Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in the upper Landay Sin Valley. In Pakistan, Eastern Kata-vari is spoken in Chitral District, in Gobar and the upper Bumboret Valley.

References

  • Kati. Retrieved June 13, 2006, from Ethnologue: Languages of the World, fifteenth edition. SIL International. Online version.
  • Strand, Richard F. (2010). "Nurestâni Languages". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 2012-01-16.