Alternate Names: Damedi, Damel, Damia, Damiabaasha, Gidoji, Gudoji
Dialects: 2 groups: Shinteri-Dondideri and Swati-Aspar, but no significant dialect variation. Lexical similarity: 44% with Gawar-Bati ,, Savi ,, and Palula ,; 33% with Kamviri ,; 29% with Kati ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,000 (Cacopardo and Cacopardo 2001), increasing.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, community. All ages. A few men also use Urdu [urd]; a few women also use Pashto.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Urdu [urd] is used in schools. Poetry.
Nation of Origin: Pakistan
Other Comments: Speakers probably of mixed origin. Language influenced by Nuristani languages. Muslim (Sunni).