Alternate Names: Ushuji
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 50% with Kolai Shina ,, 48% with Palas Shina ,, 42% with Gilgiti Shina ,, 35% with Chail Torwali ,, 31% with Palula ,, 27% with Bateri ,, 23% with Kalami ,, 22% with Kalkoti ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,000 (1992).
Language Use: All ages. Also use Central Pashto [pst], Torwali [trw], Urdu [urd].
Typology: SOV.
Nation of Origin: Pakistan
Other Comments: Not known by linguists until 1989. Reportedly came from Kolai, Indus Kohistan several hundred years ago via Ushu, Swat, hence the name Ushojo. Muslim (Sunni).