Inku language
Appearance
Jakati | |
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Native to | Afghanistan |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1967)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | jat |
Glottolog | jaka1245 |
The Jakati or Inku language is spoken by several small, supposedly Romani ethnic groups (Jāt) in Afghanistan.[3][4][5] Nevertheless, contrary to other Romani languages, it is related to the Western Punjabi of Pakistan. The name Jāt is not a self-designation of the groups but rather a collective, often pejorative name given by outsiders,[6] It is spoken by Jat groups; these are not to be confused with the Jats of India and Pakistan.
References
- ^ Jakati[dead link] at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).
- ^ "Western Panjabi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Yaron, Matras (2004). Romani. A Linguistic Introduction. Cambridge University Press. pp. 14, 17.
- ^ Rao, Aparna (1995). "Marginality and language use: the example of peripatetics in Afghanistan". Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society. 5. 5 (2): 69–95.
- ^ Kieffer, Charles (1983). "Afghanistan: V. Languages". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. I. pp. 501–516.
- ^ Jamil Hanifi, M. (2008). "Jāt". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. XIV. pp. 589–592.