Tirahi

TRA

nearly extinct

Dialects: None known. Most closely related to Kohistani languages of Pakistan.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 100. Ethnic population: 5,000.

Language Use: Most shifted to Southern Pashto [pbt]. Older adults.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Afghanistan

Other Comments: It is very likely that this language is extinct. The Tirahi are “a group of unclear origin, almost completely assimilated by Pashtun” (Pstrusinska and Gray 1990). Muslim.