Alternate Names: Sau, Sauji, Sawi
Dialects: None known. Savi, Palula ,, and Kalkoti , form a cluster of closely related varieties within the Shina group. Lexical similarity: 56%–58% with Palula ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000 in Afghanistan (1983).
Language Use: Home, community. All ages. Positive attitudes. 100% also use Southern Pashto [pbt].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Pashto is the medium of instruction in the school, which goes up to class 12. Dari, Arabic, and English are taught as subjects.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Afghanistan
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni).