Kundal Shahi

SHD

shifting

Alternate Names: “Rawri” (pej.)

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 50% with Shina ,.

Genealogy:

Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
Northwestern zone
Dardic
Shina

Demographics: 700 (Rehman and Baart 2005).

Language Use: Home. Most speakers are over 40 years old. The language is being replaced by Hindko [hno] among the younger generations.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Pakistan

Other Comments: The language is spoken by the Qureshi ethnic group.