Alternate Names: Torwalak, Torwali Kohistani, Turvali
Dialects: Bahrain, Chail. Lexical similarity: 44% with Kalkoti , and Kalami ,, 89% with Bahrain and Chail dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 80,000 (Lunsford 2001).
Language Use: Home, community. All ages. Very positive attitudes. Also use Southern Pashto [pbt], Urdu [urd]. Used as L2 by Ushojo [ush].
Language Development: Curriculum was developed for a 2-year multilingual education program that bridges children from Torwali to Urdu [urd]. Taught in primary schools, but only to a limited extent. Poetry. Dictionary.
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Pakistan
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni).