Ushojo

USH

vigorous

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:

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

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).