Alternate Names: Khili, Kohistani, Kohiste, Mair, Maiyã, Maiyon, Shuthun
Dialects: Duber-Kandia (Khili, Manzari), Indus (Jijal, Mani, Pattan, Seo). A separate language from nearby varieties: Bateri ,, Chilisso ,. Lexical similarity: 88%–92% between dialects, 69%–71% with Chilisso ,, 61%–63%% with Gowro ,, 58%–61% with Bateri ,, 36%–41% with Kohistani Shina ,, 26%–28% with Kalami , and Torwali ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 200,000 (1992).
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Pakistan
Other Comments: Mani and Manzari are not used for dialects, but are said to refer to brothers whose descendants settled in the 2 dialect areas.